Associate Scientist, Obesity, Muscle and Metabolism
$70,300–$110,100 year
On-site · Tarrytown, New York, United States
Job Summary
Associate Scientist in the Obesity, Muscle and Metabolism group, focused on developing therapeutics for muscle diseases. Responsibilities include maintaining, expanding, and modulating cells in vitro; generating engineered muscle tissue from primary or iPSC-derived progenitor cells; optimizing cellular assays and readouts for muscle function; handling and processing tissue samples; performing mouse procedures and collecting blood/tissue samples; and analyzing data with ImageJ, FlowJo, Excel, and Prism. You will collaborate across teams and contribute to discovery efforts in muscular dystrophies, myopathies, and myositis, with a bench-science, lab-focused role suited for someone with strong cell biology/physiology background.
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS degree in a relevant field with 1-2 years of experience in muscle biology or related discipline
- Experience in tissue culture, cell-based assays, flow cytometry, and histology (IHC, IF) is highly preferred
- Experience in mouse handling is highly preferred
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