Senior Research Associate, Bioanalytics

Key Responsibilities

• Execution and analysis of bio-analytics, including histology, to assess efficacy, safety and biodistribution of novel nucleic acid therapeutics.
• Provide scientific and technical perspectives to advance platform development.
• Develop in-house capabilities to support work performed at CROs.
• Effectively communicate experimental findings in oral, written, and visual formats.
• Work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Qualifications

• Masters or BS in relevant discipline with 5+ years of industry experience. Level will be based on experience.
• Experience with in-vivo studies, ideally involving LNP delivery and/or nucleic-acid based therapeutics in rat, mouse, and NHP.
• Deep expertise in ex-vivo analytical assays such as ELISA, MSD, qPCR, ddPCR, FACS, etc.
• Experience with histological tissue analysis (IHC/IF, ISH, H&E, etc.) including tissue harvest, embedding, sectioning, staining, imaging and image analysis.
• Experience with various mouse and rat models of diseases is a plus.
• Experience performing in-vivo procedures in rodents, including preparation and administration of therapeutics and collecting material (blood, tissue, etc.) for ex-vivo analysis is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with flow-cytometry, including panel design, execution and analysis is a plus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate flexibility in supporting the accelerated timelines associated with data generation, analysis, and reporting for in vivo studies.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary, and rapidly growing biotech environment.

Benefits

At Serif Biomedicines, we offer healthcare coverage, an annual incentive program, retirement benefits, and a broad range of other benefits.