YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Associate Research Scientist, are to: 

• Support the development of cell-based screening assays;
• Lead subprojects in the development of cell-based screening assays;
• Perform a variety of cell-based assays on genetic perturbations and therapeutic lead candidates;
• Maintain human induced pluripotent stem cell culture (hiPSC) and regularly differentiate cells towards cardiomyocytes;
• Perform as well as design experiments for different assays or procedures;
• Prepare and update experimental protocols;
• Aid in the generation of engineered systems involving iPS cells;
• Perform immunostaining and fluorescent imaging;
• Execute standard molecular and cellular assays: PCR, western blots, virus preparation
• Perform data analysis independently and effectively interpret results;
• Prepare reports and presentations;
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and interdisciplinary teams;
• Be open to taking on challenging projects.
   

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Strong data analysis and sharing skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to prepare reports and clearly interpret the results of complex experiments;
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot problems requiring original thought;
• Bachelor’s in science or master’s in science degree in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering or related field;
• Two to three years of relevant work experience;
• General mammalian cell culture experience;
• Experience in culturing iPS cells and differentiating them towards cardiomyocytes;
• Experience in CRISPR technologies
   
• Preferred Qualifications:
   
• Prior work in imaging and image-based analysis;
• Basic understanding of gene editing technologies;
• Understanding of cardiomyocyte physiology;
• Experience with induced pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation toward cardiomyocyte;
• Experience in solid works, Matlab and Autocad;
• Experience with computational and data sharing skills.