What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Associate position at Actalent?
Join our team in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases as a Research Associate. We are using cutting-edge in vivo and cell-based assays to help create potential therapeutics. You will be involved in research studies designed to understand the biology behind various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and characterize cellular and animal models to test novel therapeutics
- Collect disease-relevant tissue from animal models of neurodegenerative disease and downstream processing including biochemical analysis, tissue sectioning, immunohistochemistry, and microscopy
- Design and implement cell-based assays, and/or other novel technologies to better understand the mechanisms of neurodegeneration
- Analyze and evaluate data
- Present data both internally and externally, and participate in discussions in our collaborative, cross-functional team environment
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Molecular
- Biology, Neuroscience, or related biological sciences
- Experience with animal models of neurodegenerative diseases, histology, tissue preparation, and cell culture is highly desirable
- Some understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, the motor system, and RNA biology would be preferred
If you're excited about working closely with a broad cross-functional team to advance novel therapies and make a difference in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases, we would love to hear from you! Apply today.
About Actalent:
Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $60,000 - $90,000
