Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine
Hunter Recruiting · Boston, MA
CONTRACT
Posted Sep 10, 2026
Job Description
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine
Boston, MA
$30-40/hr
6-Month Contract
The Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine will work on mammalian cell culture maintenance and banking, high throughput nucleic acid manufacturing and QC, cell based assay development, cell transfections/electroporation, flow cytometry, alphalisa and nucleic acids and protein chromatography.
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Responsibilities:
- Support senior scientists and engineers in advancing Genetic Medicine projects by executing high-throughput screening and cell engineering experiments.
- Perform mRNA and circRNA QC by sCGE, HTRF, HPLC and endotoxin among others.
- Support large scale RNA and protein purification by chromatography.
- Maintain adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells in culture.
- Develop functional cell based assays and execute at a high throughput scale.
- Work with engineers to integrate in vitro mammalian screens into the automation and software platforms.
- Attend, participate in, and present results at cross-functional team meetings.
- Generate, analyze, and record high-quality data using the internal LIMS, documentation, and database tools.
- Maintain laboratory records, and contribute to laboratory organization and maintenance.
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Requirements:
- BS in a STEM field with 1+ years of hands-on laboratory experience post-bachelor’s degree, preferably in an industrial setting.
- Fluency in mammalian cell culture and cell-based assay development.
- Exposure to mammalian synthetic biology, including library-based approaches and mammalian construct design.
- Strong organizational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment and ability to adjust workload based on changing priorities, coupled with a demonstrated eagerness to learn new things.
- Familiarity with laboratory automation is preferred.
- Familiarity with data analysis platforms such as Prism, Tableau, Python, R, and/or JMP is preferred.
- Experience with nucleic acid purification is preferred.
Boston, MA
$30-40/hr
6-Month Contract
The Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine will work on mammalian cell culture maintenance and banking, high throughput nucleic acid manufacturing and QC, cell based assay development, cell transfections/electroporation, flow cytometry, alphalisa and nucleic acids and protein chromatography.
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Responsibilities:
- Support senior scientists and engineers in advancing Genetic Medicine projects by executing high-throughput screening and cell engineering experiments.
- Perform mRNA and circRNA QC by sCGE, HTRF, HPLC and endotoxin among others.
- Support large scale RNA and protein purification by chromatography.
- Maintain adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells in culture.
- Develop functional cell based assays and execute at a high throughput scale.
- Work with engineers to integrate in vitro mammalian screens into the automation and software platforms.
- Attend, participate in, and present results at cross-functional team meetings.
- Generate, analyze, and record high-quality data using the internal LIMS, documentation, and database tools.
- Maintain laboratory records, and contribute to laboratory organization and maintenance.
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Requirements:
- BS in a STEM field with 1+ years of hands-on laboratory experience post-bachelor’s degree, preferably in an industrial setting.
- Fluency in mammalian cell culture and cell-based assay development.
- Exposure to mammalian synthetic biology, including library-based approaches and mammalian construct design.
- Strong organizational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment and ability to adjust workload based on changing priorities, coupled with a demonstrated eagerness to learn new things.
- Familiarity with laboratory automation is preferred.
- Familiarity with data analysis platforms such as Prism, Tableau, Python, R, and/or JMP is preferred.
- Experience with nucleic acid purification is preferred.
Additional Details
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- US
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