Associate Scientist

About Servier 

Servier in the U.S. is a Boston-based, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company launched by Servier Group in 2018. As a privately held organization, Servier is uniquely positioned to advance cutting-edge science, tackle underserved therapeutic areas and make patients the focus of every strategic decision. 

Role Summary

Servier is seeking to hire a lab-based Associate Scientist to join the U.S. Pharmacology Team where they will contribute to the progression of research projects and support the conduct of in vivo studies carried out at Boston-area CROs. The candidate will work closely with project leaders and within multidisciplinary teams to explore new cancer targets, elucidate drugging strategies, and discover and optimize novel therapeutics that will help define our future oncology portfolio. As a member of a highly dynamic and matrixed group they will and have the opportunity to work on both translational and exploratory research programs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform a wide variety of cell-based assays, including but not limited to western blot, qPCR, ELISAs, reporter assays, growth/phenotypic assays, flow cytometry, co-culture assays, CRISPR- and/or RNAi-mediated functional genomics, etc.
• Execute or support genetic or pharmacological studies to identify, validate, and advance novel targets.
• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot medium- and high-throughput cell-based assays to support screening and/or compound progression.
• Provide in vitro and ex vivo support and analyses for in vivo pharmacology studies
• Effectively and efficiently document (ELN), analyze, interpret, and communicate experimental results to relevant, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Collaborate closely with scientists in other functional areas to identify, plan, and execute key experiments to drive program decisions.
• May provide technical and/or cancer biology expertise to relevant project teams.

Education and Required Skills

• Experienced cancer biologist with relevant industry/academic experience (years post-degree: BS 6+, MS 3+).
• Previous drug discovery experience will be favourably considered.
• Skilled in mammalian cell culture with extensive hands-on experience with cell line engineering and an array of cellular and molecular biology techniques.
• Design and experimental expertise with CRISPR-based technologies is a plus.
• Previous work with in vivo tumor models is favoured but not required
• Ability to work independently to design and execute well-controlled, high-quality scientific experiments, interpret and summarize the results, and effectively communicate those results to the team.