Job Description
Currently we have an opening for a Biophysical Scientist located in Boston, MA. Details for the position are as follows:
Pay Range: $46-$56/hour
Job Description:
Pay Range: $46-$56/hour
Job Description:
- 6-month contract with the possibility of extending or converting to permanent based on performance and budget.
- This is an exciting opportunity in the Biochemistry and Biophysics Group within the Department of Pharmacology.
- The day-to-day work is primarily lab-based, involving routine assay execution, data analysis, documentation, troubleshooting, and communication of unusual results to the team.
- The candidate should be fairly independent after training, but collaboration will be needed for less routine experiments or troubleshooting.
- Helpful software experience includes TIBCO Spotfire and GraphPad Prism; other Client-specific tools can be trained.
- The biophysics group is relatively small, about 12 people, within a larger Boston department of around 95 people and a global department of roughly 350–400 people.
- Develop and/or run quantitative biochemical and biophysical assays to support identification, characterization, and optimization of small molecule ligands from high throughput screening campaigns and medicinal chemistry efforts.
- Conduct biochemical and biophysical studies to elucidate the modes of ligand interaction and mechanisms of action on target proteins.
- BS/BA degree in biochemistry, biophysics or a related discipline with a minimum of 1-5 years industry experience; or a MS degree in biochemistry, biophysics or a related discipline with 2 or more years of industry experience, preferably with a focus on assay development and compound profiling within a drug discovery environment.
- Candidate should have basic knowledge of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology
- Candidate should have prior experience with basic biochemical and/or biophysical techniques
- Candidate should be highly motivated, driven, and willing to take the initiative to learn new scientific methodologies
- Candidate should be a strong team player
- Candidate should have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Candidate should be comfortable using a PC computer and proficient in Windows-based operating systems and basic applications for data analysis, such as spreadsheets and databases
- Proven ability to independently design, develop and implement biochemical and biophysical screening assays using detection modalities such as: TR-FRET, FP, LC-MS, radiochemical, surface plasmon resonance (BIAcore), fluorescence-based thermal shift (TdF), and/or isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC).
- Hands-on experience performing steady-state and transient-state kinetic experiments to study enzymes and inhibitors.
- Experience in the use of automated liquid handlers such as Echo, Bravo, Biomek, or Hamilton and data analysis and presentation software such as TIBCO Spotfire, Excel and PowerPoint.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Boston, MA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $46–$56 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
About Company
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.
Skills
- Assay Developmentunmatched
- Assaysunmatched
- Biochemistryunmatched
- Biophysicsunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Campaignsunmatched
- Chemistryunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Skillsunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Drug Discoveryunmatched
- High-Throughput Screening (HTS)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)unmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
- Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
- Molecular Biologyunmatched
- Pharmacologyunmatched
- Presentation Softwareunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Prismunmatched
- Small Moleculesunmatched
- Spreadsheetsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Tibco Spotfireunmatched
- Titrationunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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