Research Assistant – Cell Biology (Contractor)

The role

You will contribute to the design and execution of cellular and biochemical assays. You will also manage cell line growth, perform data analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design and execution of cellular and biochemical assays
• Growth and maintenance of primary and immortalised mammalian cell lines
• Taking responsibility for sample tracking and quality control
• Assistance in management of reagent stock levels, equipment maintenance, and laboratory upkeeping
• Carrying out data analysis and relevant quality assurance protocols
• Communicate outcomes of your work to team members in written or verbal reports
• Proactive identification and timely communication of potential project concerns
• Actively contribute to ideas of new technologies, workflows, and operational infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional colleagues

Required qualifications

• Bachelor and/or Master's degree in a Biological Science
• Prior wet-lab experience working within academic, biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO environments
• Strong practical experience in cell culture techniques including cell line generation and maintenance
• Experience in running arrayed genetic perturbation screens using CRISPR
• Capability to run cell and molecular biological assays to characterise cell phenotype e.g. nucleic acids extraction, flow cytometry, RT-qPCR, ELISA etc.
• Competence in data handling, curve-fitting and statistical analysis
• Experience in industry-standard recording keeping
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with fibroblast, endothelial and/or epithelial primary cell lines
• Prior use of ‘Walk up’ automated laboratory systems (e.g. liquid handling)
• Hands-on experience with high-content imaging instrumentation and software
• A working knowledge of multicellular models
• Experience in contributing to a multi-party collaborative project

About the company

Relation is a TechBio company developing transformational medicines. They leverage single-cell multi-omics, functional assays, and machine learning to drive disease understanding.