• Research Scientist II, Protein Science

    Curia (Buffalo, NY)


    RESEARCH SCIENTIST II – PROTEIN EXPRESSION & ANALYSIS in Buffalo, NY

     

    Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives

     

    Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

     

    The Research Scientist II is an integral part of the team, contributing to our success by supporting our contract drug discovery research.

     

    Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.

     

    We proudly offer

     

    + Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)

    + Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)

    + Career advancement opportunities

    + Education reimbursement

    + 401k program

    + Pension (for union employees)

    + Learning platform

     

    And more!

    In this role, you will:

    + Perform hands-on laboratory work, such as molecular cloning, protein expression, protein purification, crystallization, comjugation and analysis;

    + Collaborate with internal drug discovery teams/areas, such as assay development, cell biology, mass spectrometry and microbiology;

    + Keep laboratory records and generate experiment reports;

    + Communicate to external collaborators or clients.

    Qualifications and background to be successful in this role:

    + Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years experience, or Master’s degree with 2-3 years experience;

    + Experience in biological laboratory work;

    + Experience in molecular biology and protein purification.

    + Basic understanding of DNA and protein related knowledge;

    + Able to learn hands-on biology laboratory techniques;

    + Flexible to accomplish assigned research plan and projects;

    + Able to solve basic math problems such as unit conversions, dilution of solutions, buffers preparation.

     

    Salary: $62,000/yr.

     

    Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

     

    We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

     

    All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

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