Associate Scientist II, Transcriptional Profiling Full-time

Job Title

The Advanced Cell Technologies, Screening, and Sequencing (ACTS) group in Discovery Neuroscience, in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a highly motivated scientist to join our team.

This position is responsible for performing molecular biological research focused on target identification and validation, supporting early drug discovery efforts for neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. The ideal candidate will be collaborative, productive, and have strong hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques. The successful candidate will be expected to support multiple neuroscience pipeline projects that require both molecular and transcriptomic validation, as well as target identification for the exploratory projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and assist with advanced molecular biology techniques including gene expression analysis and next-generation sequencing for target identification and validation research.
• Collaborate with colleagues at various AbbVie and external sites
• Analyze and summarize data and participate in the interpretation of results.
• Communicate with colleagues to discuss projects and experiment status and results.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and manage supplies.
• Develop scientific and technical proficiency as necessary for project completion

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, or related field, with typically 3 or more years' experience or Master's Degree (no additional experience)
• Strong skillset in molecular biology techniques (RNA/DNA isolation and QC).
• Experience with medium-throughput screening (qPCR and ddPCR).
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (bulk RNA-seq and sc/snRNA-seq)
• Ability to independently execute and analyze experiments and troubleshoot technical challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automated laboratory system (KingFisher Flex and Biomek i7 workstation).
• Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams, and in external collaboration.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

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Pay Range: $58656 – 107500 USD

Where We Work

Role is exclusively performed at a site or office and onsite presence is required. Employees who are site/office-based and can occasionally perform their role virtually work both in the office and remotely*, following the policies and regulations in place at their location. US Employees must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Three days in the office is the minimum; some individuals or teams may require more in-office days due to meetings, business/project needs or their role.