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Research Associate, Clinical Biomarker Laboratory, Flow Cytometry

Employer
Moderna, Inc.
Location
Norwood, MA
Start date
Mar 18, 2023

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The Role:

Moderna is seeking a talented and motivated Research Associate to join the Clinical Flow Cytometry group responsible for flow cytometry assay development and validation to support programs across multiple therapeutic areas. The Research Associate will work with a team of scientists to develop cell-based flow cytometry assays, perform fit-for-purpose validations, and assay clinical samples to return high quality data for clinical trials conducted by Moderna. You will be an integral part in applying high parameter flow cytometry and complex assays to generate key clinical data to drive clinical trial decisions.

Here's What Youll Do:

  • Work with a team of scientists to develop high parameter spectral flow cytometry assays and apply them to clinical trial samples to generate key data.

    • Conduct assay development and validation studies in preparation for clinical sample analysis on cytometers (Cytek Aurora, BD Fortessa X-20)

    • Perform assay assessments of clinical samples with strict adherence to protocols related to technical details and documentation to ensure assay rigor and repeatability

    • Deliver high quality data within defined timelines and aligned to current industry expectations

  • Independently run experiments on state-of-the-art spectral cytometry instrumentation

  • Adhere to established documentation procedures and workflows

  • Assist in establishing and improving all procedures, workflows, and SOP documentation

  • Identify, test feasibility, and implement emerging laboratory techniques

  • Perform general lab duties and support efforts to maintain GCLP compliant lab environment

  • Present on-going and completed work at internal group meetings and collaborate with larger project teams

Heres What Youll Bring to the Table:

  • Bachelors, or Masters Degree in Immunology, Life Sciences, Biology, or related field with experience in flow cytometry.

  • Prior related laboratory experience

  • Experience with cell culture, ex vivo assays, and cell isolation from tissues

  • Experience in assessing cell-mediated immunity through flow cytometry: ex vivo stimulation of PBMC and intracellular cytokine staining for functional profiling is highly preferred

  • Possess good computational skills, experienced with Word, Excel, Power Point, and GraphPad Prism

  • Demonstrated level of independence

  • An effective communicator and collaborator in a project team with good written and presentation skills

  • Flexibility with changing priorities and urgent project requests

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

  • Excellent documentation practices

  • Flow cytometry experience from sample processing and staining, through sample acquisition is desired

  • Experience in clinical lab setting

  • Experience on cytometers such as Cytek Aurora, BD Fortessa/Symphony

  • Knowledge of system softwares for data analysis: FCS Express, OMIQ, FlowJo

  • Up to date on best practices in flow cytometry and application to clinical trials

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

  • Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
  • Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
  • Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
  • Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
  • Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
  • Adoption and family-planning benefits
  • Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
  • Generous paid time off, including:
    Vacation, sick time and holidays
    Volunteer time to participate within your community
    Discretionary year-end shutdown
    Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
  • Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
  • 401k match and Financial Planning tools
  • Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
  • Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
  • Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
  • Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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Company

Moderna is advancing messenger RNA (mRNA) science to create a new class of transformative medicines for patients. Moderna’s platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, providing the Company the capability to pursue in parallel a robust pipeline of new development candidates. Moderna is developing therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases and cardiovascular diseases, independently and with strategic collaborators.

mRNA is now a turning point in the history of science, medicine, technology, even humankind itself. With this breakthrough discovery, many of the world’s biggest and most challenging medical problems are no longer a question of “how?” but merely a question of “when?”

Come with us as we pursue the uncharted reaches of possibility and make your mark on the future of medicine.

 

Stock Symbol:

MRNA  

Stock Exchange:

USNASDAQ GS

 

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617-714-6500
Location
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United States

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