Research Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Job Title: Research Assistant

Job Location: Watertown, MA

About Piton Therapeutics

Piton Therapeutics is located in Watertown, Massachusetts. The company utilizes its proprietary AI Drug Discovery System to efficiently choose drug candidates that precisely target biological processes in the gut microbiome and validate their performance in-house. Piton offers competitive salary and benefits packages for employees and provides an unparalleled working environment.

Position Summary:

Piton is seeking a motivated, collaborative, and experienced research assistant with extensive experience in one or more of the following areas: molecular biology, microbiology, enzyme assays, and cell culture handling. Working under direct supervision of the Principal Scientist, the Research Associate will perform a variety of routine experimental protocols and procedures to support the objectives of the drug candidate development at Piton. Candidates are expected to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment with a diverse team.

Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of routine laboratory tasks and procedures.
• Maintains and propagates established mammalian cell lines.
• Maintains the bacterial culture collection and conducts in-vitro co-culture experiments.
• Prepares and maintains stocks of necessary reagents, solutions, and supplies.
• Cultivates aerobic and anaerobic bacteria from human tissues, creates bacterial stocks, and revives bacteria as needed.
• Performs ELISAs.
• Cell-based assay development.
• Performs data analysis and presents it to small and large teams.
• Attends team meetings to share results and contribute to experimental planning.
• Have excellent personal task management skills and a high level of self-motivation.

Requirements:

• B.S with 3-5 years or M.S. with 1-2 years of industry experience in basic laboratory techniques.
• Experience with handling bacteria and mammalian cell lines.
• Excellent teamwork, collaboration, and project management skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed, innovative, and creative thinker.

More About the Position:

Piton offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, annual bonus potential, superior opportunities for career growth and development, and a work environment that is truly collaborative, collegial, and fun.

Statement of Equal Employment Opportunity:

Piton is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin and ancestry, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, and benefits. Training and apprenticeship. Piton makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

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