Research Associate/Senior Research Associate, Epigenetics

Research Associate/Senior Research Associate, Epigenetics Cambridge, East of England, England

Altos Labs
Full Time Cambridge, East of England, England 28000 - 34128 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Our Mission

To restore cell health and resilience through cellular rejuvenation programming to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.

For more information, see our website at altoslabs.com.

Diversity at Altos

We believe that diverse perspectives are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry.

We are building a company where exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work side by side to advance a shared mission.

Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives.

At Altos, we are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.

Who You Are

The successful applicant will work collaboratively with experimental and computational members of the Reik group in Altos. The Research Associate/Senior Research Associate will support and assist a highly collaborative, innovative team in the Cambridge Institute of Science focused on understanding chromatin mechanics in cellular aging and rejuvenation.

  • Bring a can-do attitude that approaches problems and opportunities with curiosity and creativity.
  • Be attentive to detail with excellent time management, multi-tasking, and prioritisation skills.
  • Thrives in collaborative environments, thinks pragmatically, works flexibly, and uses good judgement.
  • Be committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organisational objectives.
  • Be excited about the Altos mission of investigating cellular rejuvenation programming to restore cell health and resilience, with the goal of reversing disease to transform medicine.
  • Have a growth mindset - desire to constantly expand your skill set and knowledge and that working with others is an opportunity for growth. Keen to learn more about biology, computational science, and medicine.
  • Strong hands-on experience with cell culture, molecular biology methodologies, including, chromatin preparation, DNA/RNA extraction, PCR.
  • Experience in working collaboratively within a team.
  • Positive attitude to taking new challenges, learning new skills and being highly adaptable.
  • Experience of consistently delivering high-quality performance under tight schedules.

Leadership Qualities and Behaviors: Altos values humility, hyper-collaboration, curiosity, generosity and transparency

  • Results Oriented
  • Self-Awareness
  • Excellent Teamwork and Collaboration skills
  • Excellent Listening skills
  • Strategic Agility
  • Dealing with Ambiguity

What You Will Contribute To Altos

Responsibilities

  • Generation, maintenance, and cryo-perseveration of various cell lines, including stem cells.
  • Perform in vitro reprogramming of adult somatic cells.
  • Assist the team characterize the chromatin landscape of somatic cells undergoing reprogramming.
  • Perform various in vitro analysis experiments; chromatin preparation, protein and nucleic acid isolation, Western blotting, fluorescence microscopy, biochemical assays, and data generation.
  • Carry out risk assessments in accordance with the institute's Health and Safety policies covering all aspects of laboratory work.
  • Maintaining accurate and up-to-date electronic records of all lab activities.
  • Assist with reviewing research activities to determine where new information, methods, or collaborations could positively impact projects and improve efficiency of processes.
  • Assisting with the development of innovative techniques and systems needed to meet the team's research goals.
  • Interfacing on a regular basis with the lead scientist to present, organize, coordinate, and execute experimental work.

Minimum Qualifications

BSc/MSc (or equivalent) in a biology-based discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience and/or familiarity of generating iPSCs.
  • Experience with generating and QC of sequencing libraries.
  • Experience and/or familiarity with single cell sequencing technologies.
  • Experience with fluorescence microscopy and image analysis.

The salary ranges for this position are: Research Associate I range is £29,750 to £40,250; Research Associate II range is £33,150 to £44,850; Senior Research Associate range is £39,950 to £54,050

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What We Want You To Know

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Altos Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Research Associate/Senior Research Associate, Epigenetics
Altos Labs

www.altoslabs.com
San Francisco, United States
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51 to 200 Employees
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