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Scientist

At Novartis, our mission is to discover new ways to improve and extend people’s lives. Help us reach more patients by joining the Oncology Drug Discovery group, an early-stage drug discovery team focused on understanding and exploiting the molecular mechanisms of novel cancer targets for the discovery, characterization and optimization of Oncology therapeutics. We are seeking a highly motivated, collaborative and results-driven scientist to join our team in a hands-on role to discover the next generation of innovative cancer treatments.

Your Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lab-based associate will work on a cross disciplinary team and with external collaborators to build a strong collection of novel clinically relevant cancer cell models from patient-derived xenografts to allow for expansion of drug discovery efforts across a range of modalities.
• Lead and efficiently drive the in vitro model development workflow
• Design, optimize and troubleshoot methods to allow for robust growth, characterization and profiling of novel cellular models.
• Document, analyze, and interpret experiments, and present results within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Assist in data assembly for communication and distribution across global department.
  
  
  

What You Will Bring To The Role:

• This 18-month position will be located at the Cambridge, MA site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will not require travel.
• BA/BS or MS in Molecular/Cell biology, Genetics, or a related field with 3+(BA/BS) or 1+ (MS) year(s) of biology benchwork experience
• Required: Exceptional sterile technique with direct experience with mammalian cell culture. Experience with a wide range of basic molecular biology techniques (e.g. nucleic acid extraction, qPCR, plasmid assembly, western blotting etc.).
• Plus: Experience with 3D organoid culturing methods, cellular assay development and execution
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and present data in a clear manner and use data to generate new hypotheses.
• Maintain high standards for data quality and reproducibility, supported by timely documentation of experiments in lab notebook
• Highly self-motivated, collaborative team worker with exceptional organizational skills and curiosity to expand and diversify skillsets
  
  
  

Location: Cambridge, MA (Onsite)

Pay Rate: $46.24 - $55.5/hour based on experience and qualifications (W2 Only)

Contract: 18 months

Health, dental, vision, 401k

Why Novartis:

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation:

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at [email protected].