Thermo Fisher Scientific Hiring for Research Associate at Bangalore Full Time

Job Title: Research Associate, Protein Biology

Job Location: India, Bangalore

About Company:

ThermoFisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $20 billion and approximately 70,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity.

Through our premier brands – ThermoFisher Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services.

About Team: Antibody team

The antibody team in involved in engineering and development of antibodies, with a deep focus on reagent quality and specificity. The core activities of team include antibody designing, purification, conjugation and testing of antibodies in a variety of applications such as western blotting, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry using state of the art tools and technologies. The goal of the program is advanced product development and creation of product specific information to promote research use.

Role & Responsibilities

Role: – To be a part of antibody development program and contribute to the design and testing of antibodies with a focus on performance and specificity, using state of the art molecular biology methods. The role requires candidate to be rigorous in scientific experimental planning and execution. Fluency in verbal and written communication of results in the workplace is highly desired.

Responsibilities:

• Meticulous experimental planning and execution to meet program goals.
• Timely record keeping of results into data sheets and laboratory note-books.
• Regular mining of literature and keeping oneself up to date with developments in field of antibody development.
• Compilation and presentation of data in written and oral formats. Active participation in team meetings.
• Attention to detail and schedules to meet program objectives.

Candidate Requirement:

Education & Experience levels:

• Applicants should have Masters with 0-3 years relevant experience. Strong focus on molecular biology, immunology, biotechnology or biochemistry.

Nature of experience:

• Project or work experience in support of relevant skills such as publications, project reports or thesis work

Skills:

• Strong theoretical or practical experience in protein structure function analysis and principles of protein purification is highly desirable
• Experience in immunoassays such as Western blotting, Immunofluorescence, flow cytometry and ELISA is highly desirable
• Experience with molecular biology techniques such as DNA/RNA extraction, PCR and cloning
• Eager learner- ability to quickly learn new concepts and apply them practically
• Proficient in MS Office applications such as Word, Powerpoint, Excel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent team player and ability to work with different colleagues in order to meet goals

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