Associate Scientist / Scientist

Who are we?

Compugen’s extraordinary multidisciplinary team is one of its greatest assets. Our employees, coming from different backgrounds with diverse ways of thinking, work together in an atmosphere that cultivates excellence, creativity and openness. The cooperation of people from various disciplines involving different areas of expertise is fundamental to our ability to establish unique predictive drug discovery solutions, as well as to discover and develop novel therapeutic proteins and drug targets. This merging of talent from various disciplines continues to serve as a key growth driver and enables us to fulfill our mission and business goals.

We are looking for

?The Associate Scientist / Scientist will report to the Director, Drug Discovery and Validation in the Research and Drug Discovery group. The candidate will be responsible for designing and executing experimental systems for functional validation of novel immunomodulatory molecules discovered by Compugen. This includes target validation activities, research tools generation and quality control, expression studies, antibody characterization, cell-based assays, and ELISA establishment. The candidate will plan and conduct experiments, record and analyze data, present results to management, and write research reports. Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking are essential, as well as proposing original solutions to complex problems, performing hands-on experimental work, and being an excellent team playe

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Qualificatio

• n:Develop and perform different biochemical assays for antibody characterizati
• on(Western blot, ELISA, flow cytometr
• y)Perform cell based functional assays, antibody based in vitro assays and different analytical methods for protein characterizati
• onGenerate over expression systems and knock-down/knockout cel
• lsAbility to review and interpret literature in diverse areas of stu
• dyRecord results in laboratory notebook, prepare written reports and oral presentations on ti

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Responsibiliti

• es:MSc in Life Sciences with at least 5 years of experience in the biotech industry or Ph.D., in Life Sciences with at least 1 year of experience in the biotech indus
• tryHighly experienced in biochemical technologies – Western blot, ELISA – m
• ustHighly experienced in cell culture technologies – m
• ustOver expression systems (lentivirus, transfections et
• c.)Knock-down/knock out technologies (si/shRNA, CRIS
• PR)Extensive experience in cell based in vitro assays – m
• ustExperience in FACS stain
• ingAntibody based in vitro ass
• aysCell based functional ass
• aysHighly experienced in molecular biology methods – advant
• ageExperience in protein analytical methods (HPLC, Biacore) – advant
• ageExperience in protein/ antibody production – advant
• ageKnowledgeable in bispecific antibody discovery – advant
• ageExcellent written and verbal communication skills (Engli
• sh)Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and activit
• iesAbility to work independently; proactively address issues and troubleshoot probl