Senior Research Associate, Cell Engineering

Abcam is experiencing exciting new growth and expanding product development of our cell lines portfolio. With this product line we hope to help with a major academic and industry-wide problem: generation and validation of CRISPR-modified cell lines remains time and effort intensive. Joining the Cell Line Engineering team at Abcam’s Waltham office will allow you to help build the tools/workflows to provide these critical research reagents to customers at a global scale and backed by Abcam’s industry-leading high standards for product validation.

We are seeking a Senior Research Associate to join our Waltham, MA team to provide cell culture support for both the high throughput workflow for KO cell line generation and the preparation and replenishment of these KO cell banks for internal and external customers. This is predominately a benchwork lab-based role and your daily activities will contribute directly to Abcam’s goals and values.Roles and responsibilities:Support cell editing with single cell seeding and clone expansionGrow and maintain clean mammalian cell cultures of adherent and suspension cell lines to generate final cell line stockPerform quality control mycoplasma testing of final cell line stockWork independently, within a team environment, to deliver products and record data within appropriate deadlinesSupport overall Cell Lines Team in various projects, as requiredHelp establish and maintain high quality standards during experimental processes and record keeping. Abide by laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and keep accurate Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs)Help maintain a safe and efficient working environment in the laboratory, ensure the safety of colleagues & visitors and comply with Health and Safety (H&S) policies