Associate Scientist II, Transcriptional Profiling

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The Advanced Cell Technologies, Screening, and Sequencing (ACTS) group in Discovery Neuroscience, in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a highly motivated scientist to join our team. This position is responsible for performing molecular biological research focused on target identification and validation, supporting early drug discovery efforts for neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders. The ideal candidate will be collaborative, productive, and have strong hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques. The successful candidate will be expected to support multiple neuroscience pipeline projects that require both molecular and transcriptomic validation, as well as target identification for the exploratory projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and assist with advanced molecular biology techniques including gene expression analysis and next-generation sequencing for target identification and validation research.
• Collaborate with colleagues at various AbbVie and external sites
• Analyze and summarize data and participate in the interpretation of results.
• Communicate with colleagues to discuss projects and experiment status and results.
• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and manage supplies.
• Develop scientific and technical proficiency as necessary for project completion

• Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, or related field, with typically 3 or more years’ experience or Master’s Degree (no additional experience)
• Strong skillset in molecular biology techniques (RNA/DNA isolation and QC).
• Experience with medium-throughput screening (qPCR and ddPCR).
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (bulk RNA-seq and sc/snRNA-seq)
• Ability to independently execute and analyze experiments and troubleshoot technical challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automated laboratory system (KingFisher Flex and Biomek i7 workstation).
• Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams, and in external collaboration.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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