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GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: 

Reporting to designated mentors and senior scientists, the Post Doctorate Scientist I will work on unique projects within a unique biotechnology environment at the Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories-Massachusetts Medical School. This individual will gain valuable experience in the following functional areas including Quality, Discovery, Regulatory/Clinical Affairs and Intellectual Property. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with developing  methods for producing proteins
• Assists with developing and implementing in-vitro assays
• May assist with the design and implementation of strategies for selection of lead candidate antibodies and antibody conjugates.
• May assist with the development of small animal models of disease.  May assist in the completion of in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical activity of lead candidates.
• Assists with Quality Control work including raw material testing, validation, environmental monitoring, lot release testing, stability, establishment of standards and controls
• Works with members of both the Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Affairs groups to study the critical roles of these two departments in a biopharmaceutical organization
• Develops an understanding of the basics of patent filing and intellectual property as it applies to pharmaceutical development.
• Assists in compiling manuscripts, posters and oral presentations.
• Keeps accurate records of experimental data to standards suitable to support publication, FDA submission, and patent filing.
• Analyzes experimental data and reports to senior management and research collaborators in a timely fashion.
• Performs additional job related duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Requires a PhD in a scientific discipline
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Adept in Microsoft Office products