Date Posted: 02/03/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 496509
Industry: Biotech/Healthcare
Job Title: Cell Culture Research Associate
Job Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104
Work Model: Onsite
Shift: 8-5 pm EST
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 10
Min Hourly Rate($): 35.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 42.50
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Biology, Cell Culture, Laboratory
Experience Desired: Relevant scientific or technical experience in the life sciences industry or equivalent. (0-4 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Education:
· Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, or biology/molecular biology or related area.
Required Skills:
· 0 – 4 years of relevant scientific or technical experience in the life sciences industry or equivalent.
· Comfortable working with instrumentation and technologies in support of cell culture process monitoring. Digital data proficiency a plus.
· Experience with aseptic suspension cell culture methods, including sterile media and solution preparation is preferred.
· Experience in molecular biology techniques (eg:SDS-PAGE/western blotting, plasmid cloning, gene expression assays, etc) is preferred.
· Experience with viral vector production is preferred, but not essential.
· Organizational, record keeping, and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
· Culturing mammalian cells in shake flask and benchtop bioreactors.
· Support lab operational activities for rAAV cell culture studies in stirred tank bioreactors, including AMBR15 and/or AMBR250 bioreactors.
· Execution of molecular biology experiments including SDS-PAGE/western blotting, plasmid cloning etc.
· Execute experimental designs; collect and format data for analyses in support of technical platform development objectives.
· Compile data analysis summaries and present to appropriate project teams
· Contribute to the authoring of lab procedures, data analysis summaries, and support data verification and other relevant process documentation.
· Maintaining an accurate laboratory notebook following ALCOA+ principles.
· Ensuring work conforms to applicable quality and safety standards.
· Support maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment.
· Other duties as assigned including but not limited to contributing to lab organization and cleanliness, consumables stocking, and routine equipment maintenance. - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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