Research Scientist

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Job Summary

Lead a project sponsored by the Merkin Institute to translate basic scientific discoveries into a project that can be used to treat chronic skin wound infections.

Essential Job Duties

• Design, execute and collaborate with another staff member to perform mouse experiments (25%).
• Design, execute and collaborate with a graduate student to characterize antibiotic retention by a hydrogel formulation (25%).
• Design and execute experiments to assess the toxicity of the hydrogel formulation on human cell lines (25%).
• Design and execute experiments to uncover molecular mechanisms of antibiotic tolerance by bacteria (25%).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor''s Degree in a related scientific field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience performing mouse experiments.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience collaborating with chemical engineers and isotope geochemists to conduct reference measurements.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience collaborating with clinicians at Cedars-Sinai.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to effectively mentor and collaborate with others.
• Strong written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Molecular Genetics.

Required Documents

• Resume