Job Summary
- Company
- Tengion
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC 27103
- Industries
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Temporary/Contract/Project
- Employee
- Years of Experience
- 1+ to 2 Years
- Education Level
- Associate Degree
- Career Level
- Entry Level
Research Technician, Cell & Molecular Biology
About the Job
Job Description
Ranked 7th Best Place to Work For in Industry by The Scientist magazine Would you like to be a part of a team that develops cutting-edge technology that will transform the face of healthcare and impact the lives of children and adults? Are you an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who would like to be on the ground floor of a rising clinical stage biotech company that is a leader in the field of regenerative medicine? Do you thrive in a team atmosphere and yearn to work with a challenging and novel technology?
Research Technician, Cell & Molecular Biology
Company Tengion is developing new human tissues and organs that are derived from a patient’s own cells, thus harnessing the body’s ability to regenerate and allow patients with organ failure to have functioning organs built from their own tissues. Our Neo-Bladder Augment™ is in clinical trials for children with spina bifida and adults with spinal cord injury and we’re advancing our Neo-Bladder Conduit ™and Neo-Bladder Replacement ™ technology in preclinical development.
Responsibilities |
· Primary mammalian tissue culture
· Execute experiments aimed at isolating, characterizing, and propagating primary renal cells and cell population(s) from mammalian kidney tissue. These experiments will include, but not be limited to:
o Tissue dissociation and establishment of primary kidney cultures
o Application of cells to biomaterials and evaluation of cell performance and phenotype in three-dimensional systems
o Development and execution of bioassays for identification of secreted, biologically active proteins
o Comparative studies of in vitro growth conditions on renal cell cultures
o Cellular viability & proliferation assays
o ELISA & western blotting
· Establish and document detailed research protocols for all isolation, culture, and characterization procedures related to the renal program
Requirements:
· Associate, B.A. or B.S. in Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology or related field.
· 1-3 years experience in the field of cell and molecular biology
· Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
· Prefer experience with cell culture, and nucleic acid/protein isolation and quantification
