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Research Associate - Protein Chemistry Sciences 1547Posted by: RegeneronPosted date: Jun-18-2009
Location: Tarrytown, NY 10591
Regeneron is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. In addition to ARCALYST? (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use, its first commercialized product, Regeneron has therapeutic candidates in clinical trials for the potential treatment of cancer, eye diseases, and inflammatory diseases, and has preclinical programs in other diseases and disorders.
With a strong research base and product focus, Regeneron is able to understand thoroughly the biology of specific disease states, discover potential therapeutic candidates and evaluate product candidates in clinical trials. Regeneron has developed several proprietary platform technologies, which it has incorporated into a comprehensive system that allows it to accelerate the discovery and design of fully human antibodies and move these candidates rapidly into clinical development.
Job Title: Research Associate - Protein Chemistry Sciences 1547
Requisition Number: 1547
Location: Tarrytown, NY 10591
We are seeking a motivated Associate Manager or Scientist to join the protein biochemistry group. The candidate will be responsible for coordinating, managing, and performing biochemical characterization of protein reagents that support pre-clinical and clinical programs. The candidate will be responsible for coordinating, reviewing, and preparing documentation to support the characterization of these reagents, and ensure that the stability testing is performed in a timely manner. The individual will also be responsible for coordinating polyclonal antibody projects with an outside collaborator, as well as characterizing the polyclonal antibodies to assess the utility of these reagents to programs. In addition, the individual will be responsible for maintaining qualified and calibrated equipment in the lab, and may provide training on the instruments. The qualified candidate may also further develop research assays, or qualify assays, and write reports.
Experience:
Candidates considered for the position must have a strong fundamental understanding of protein biochemistry with a BS in Biochemistry, or related field with 10 years of industrial experience, or a MS in Biochemistry, or related field with a minimum of 5 years of industrial experience, or a PhD in biochemistry, or related field with a minimum of 2 years of industrial experience. The ideal candidate will have some experience working in a GLP or GMP environment. Experience in qualifying biochemical assays is highly desired. Candidates should have a strong fundamental understanding and experience with protein purification, protein modification, and protein characterization techniques including electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE, CE, IEF, 2-D gels, Western blots), analytical chromatography, ELISA, and static light scattering. The individual should also have experience in developing and troubleshooting assays. Preference will be given to candidates who are driven to succeed through hard work, the willingness to learn, and strong written and oral communications skills. Candidates must possess the ability to work independently and within a team environment. Regeneron offers the ability to work in a cutting-edge biotech environment.
We offer an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package to all our employees, including stock incentives, 401k with company match as well as the expected health and welfare benefits. Comprehensive relocation benefits are available, as required.
EOE/M/F/D/V
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN:
- Purification of protein reagents.
- Biochemical characterization of protein reagents.
- Review of documentation to support Summary of Analyses of Reagents.
- Write Summary of Analyses and potentially reports.
- Coordinate and manage polyclonal antibody projects that support pre-clinical and clinical programs.
- Coordinate and track reagents status and perform stability testing of reagents. The individual may be responsible for delegating some of the activities to other group members who do not report to candidate.
- Maintain qualified and calibrated instruments.
- May be involved in further development of research assays or qualification of assays.
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