The Jackson Laboratory

The Jackson Laboratory

Associate Research Scientist

Farmington, Connecticut

Sponsorship not specified$65k-$109kDetected 51 days ago
PythonComputer VisionBioinformaticsCRISPRMolecular BiologyCell CultureScientific WritingResearchExperimental DesignAnimal StudiesLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • The position is ideal for a candidate who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced research environment and is motivated to translate mechanistic discoveries into therapeutic strategies.
  • Pay Range: $65,018 - $108,857 per year depending upon experience.
  • For more information, please visit www.jax.org ​​​​​​​.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and optimize human iPSC culture, differentiation, and genome engineering pipelines.
  • Lead development of cellular disease models and therapeutic screening platforms.
  • Guide experimental design and execution for drug screening and mechanistic studies.
  • Maintain high standards of rigor, reproducibility, and data quality across projects.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated leadership experience in a research setting.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture systems.
  • Experience with cardiotoxicity models.
  • Computational or statistical experience (R, Python, genomic analyses).

Nice to have

  • Core Expertise (Preferred)

Compensation

  • $65,018 - $108,857 per year depending upon experience.
  • The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China.
  • Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease.
  • It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community.
  • For more information, please visit www.jax.org ​​​​​​​.

Equal opportunity

  • The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
  • EEO Statement:
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