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Job application - Research Associate [Cell Culture, GE, Mol Biology]

About the Role
Come and join our rapidly growing team, work with smart and dedicated people and help develop cutting-edge technologies that will have a lasting impact on the world. The successful candidate will assist in executing existing assays and contribute to the development of novel assays. The candidate’s ability to learn quickly, thrive in the lab environment, and optimize workflows that are important to support and help GALY fulfill its mission.
Here’s What You’ll do: • Maintain clean and sterile work environments • Perform plant cell transformations • Maintain sterile plant tissue cultures • Participate in the development of new protocols and assays to improve fiber development traits. • Contribute to the designing and execution of experiments, including data collection, analysis and documentation • Responsible for cell culture maintenance, including media preparation, data management related to the cultures following the standard guidelines • Deliver regular progress reports internally • Use computational tools to quantify cell traits and perform statistical analysis Education and Qualifications: • B.S degree in biology, cell biology or any other related field • Skilled in sterile technique for tissue culture • Experience in collecting, recording and analyzing data • Experience in plant cell transformation is highly desirable. • Experience using GFP and other reporter genes is highly desirable.
Key competencies: • Strong sense of ambition and initiative. • Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills. • Strong organizational, planning and troubleshooting skills. • Strong scientific curiosity with a passion for problem-solving and optimization • Learns quickly, grasps the 'essence' and can change the course quickly when needed. • Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo. • Embraces a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation.
What We Offer • A dynamic, mission-driven environment at the cutting edge of cellular agriculture • Full-time benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage • Life and disability insurance • 401(k) plan with company match • Generous paid vacation and holidays • Opportunities for professional development and leadership growth

Location: Boston, MA

GALY is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities without regard to race, color, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status by applicable law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the functions, responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position, and GALY retains the discretion to modify functions, responsibilities, duties and skills at any time, including modifying the time devoted to such activities, deleting activities and assigning other activities.

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