Company Overview

At Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), we're not only changing the way we treat cancer, but also the way the world thinks about it. By working together and pushing forward with innovation and discovery, we're driving excellence and improving outcomes. We're treating cancer, one patient at a time. Join us and make a difference every day.

In compliance with applicable New York and New Jersey State regulatory authorities, COVID-19 vaccination (2 doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine) is mandatory for all MSK employees, contingent workers, and volunteers. Exceptions are permitted for those employees who request and receive an approved medical or fully remote exemption.

*Staff working at a MSK New Jersey location must be up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, which includes having completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series and booster once eligible as mandated by New Jersey State. All New Jersey staff not yet eligible for a booster must receive a booster within 3 weeks of becoming eligible as a condition of continued employment at MSK.

Note: Individuals are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster five months after receiving the second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two months after the J&J vaccine.

Job Description

In this position you will be contributing to the design, development, optimization and implementation of bioconjugation techniques and related processes predominantly involving antibodies, other proteins and nucleic acids. The goal is to expand and improve the capabilities of digital pathology by improving and facilitating multiplexed tissue imaging techniques.

You are!

• Responsible for planning and synthesizing bioconjugates using established chemistries (lysine, endogenous cysteine, site specific/click-chemistry)
• Enthusiastic about contributing to the development of new bioconjugation techniques
• Able to purify conjugates using relevant techniques (affinity purifications, size exclusion chromatography, ion-exchange)
• Capable of characterizing bioconjugates using multiple modalities (UV/Vis- Nanodrop, HPLC, MS, SDS-PAGE)
• Capable of learning basic microscopy skills to test bioconjugate functionality
• Enthusiastic about working in an inter-disciplinary environment with biologists
• Interested in improving the capabilities of next-generation immunohistochemistry techniques and platforms as it relates to digital pathology
• Capable of working closely with computational biologists, data scientists and image scientists
• Adept at working independently to perform lab experiments
• Organized and diligent with time management and deadlines
• Creative in proposing new methods, techniques or approaches
• Capable of writing data briefings and summaries on projects
• Enthusiastic to train others to perform developed protocols
• Diligent in maintaining clear and current records of all work

To be considered for a Bioconjugation Research Scientist position, you need:

• A MS (2+ yrs relevant experience) or Ph.D. (1-5 yrs relevant experience) in protein chemistry, biochemistry, chemistry, or related discipline
• Experience with protein chemistry, purification, and characterization
• Experience with protein analytics
• Meticulous data documentation and organizational skills
• Experience giving presentations to small audiences
• To be fluent with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience documenting, organizing, and tracking multiple ongoing projects
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

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