Scientist III Cell Biology & Functional Genomics

Research Scientist – Cell Biology & Genomics

Location: Ridgefield, CT

Pay Rate: $49.96/hr

Duration: 2 years

Job Description

- Support cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic disease discovery research through hands-on mammalian cell culture, cell-based assays, functional genomics, and laboratory automation.
- Execute automated cell culture and assay workflows and troubleshoot routine platform issues.
- Perform tissue, cell, and nuclei dissociation and NGS workflows, including library preparation, QC, quantification, normalization, and sequencing setup.
- Conduct DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, qPCR, protein quantification, Western blotting, and related molecular biology procedures.
- Maintain accurate sample, reagent, experimental metadata, and electronic laboratory notebook records in accordance with SOPs and data integrity requirements.
- Support iPSC-derived cell workflows and collaborate with cell biology, automation, genomics, and bioinformatics teams.


Education

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genomics, Biotechnology, or a related life sciences field.


Required Skills

- Hands-on mammalian cell culture and cell-based assay execution
- NGS workflows: tissue/cell/nuclei dissociation, library preparation, QC, quantification, and normalization
- Bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, or single-nucleus RNA-seq
- Laboratory automation, automated instrumentation, or high-throughput workflows
- DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, qPCR, nucleic acid/protein quantification, and Western blotting
- Experimental sample tracking, electronic laboratory notebooks, and SOP-controlled documentation


Preferred Skills

- Laboratory automation platforms for cell-based or molecular assays
- Sequencing run setup and sequencer operation
- Human iPSC culture, differentiation, characterization, or iPSC-derived cell assays
- iPSC-derived kidney organoid culture systems
- Image-based cell analysis
- Functional genomics and target validation research


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Skills:

Assays, Automation, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Cardiovascular, Cell Analysis, Cell Biology, Cell Cultures, DNA, Data Quality, Disease, Document Management, Genomics, High Throughput, Identify Issues, Instrumentation, Kidney Disease, Laboratory Automation, Laboratory Notebook, Metabolic Disorders, Metadata, Molecular Biology, Nucleic Acid, Nucleus, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Quality Control, Real-time PCR (qPCR), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)



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The Fountain Group LLC



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Company Size:

500 to 999 employees



Industry:

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