Research Associate

BioLife Solutions is repeatedly named one of Washington's 100 Best Companies to Work For, a list curated by Seattle Business Magazine. We welcome you to apply to join our dynamic, high-energy team. Here you will find a performance-based, family-oriented environment where authentic communication and treating colleagues with respect are required. Our employees receive a competitive benefits package, which includes generous company stock awards and a 401k matching program.

BioLife Solutions is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of class-defining cell and gene therapy bioproduction tools and services. Our solutions facilitate basic and applied research and commercialization of new therapies by maintaining the health of biologic source material and finished products during manufacturing, storage, and distribution. Our solutions offer commercial companies and clinical researchers significant improvement in shelf life and post-preservation viability and function of biologic materials. Our tools portfolio includes our proprietary, serum-free and protein-free, fully defined CryoStor freeze media and HypoThermosol shipping and storage media, ThawSTAR family of automated, water-free thawing products, and evo cold chain management system. For more information, please visit: www.biolifesolutions.com

General Summary and Purpose:
The Research Associate position in the BioLife R&D Department is a critical member of the team.
This is a unique opportunity for a self-motivated candidate with proper education and cell
culture skills who is enthusiastic about contributing to the field of cell and gene therapies to
support the buildout and operation of a research and development lab and its associated
processes. This position will execute experiments and support the delivery of project goals as
defined by the department lead. As a lab position, this is an on-site position in our Bothell, WA
headquarters.

Duties and Responsibilities: Install and IQ/OQ/PQ standard cell culture equipment

• Order and maintain lab supplies, consumables, and reagents
• Perform and assist in equipment and lab maintenance procedures
• Contribute to reagent and sample organization and inventory management systems
• Draft equipment SOPs
• Contribute to experiment design, draft experiment entries, and submit for
  review/approval
• Perform cell culture work with adherent and suspension cells per approved
  SOP/experiment design
• Maintain and monitor cell culture, perform relevant analytics on cell culture to ensure
  experiments are on track
• Timely and accurately records results and lab activities according to Good
  Documentation Practices and communicate daily activities with the manager in a timely
  manner in person or using communication channels such as Teams
• Collect relevant experiment data and perform initial data analysis and prepare reports
• Regular communication and updates with manager and team are essential on progress
  of lab work and projects.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive
listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this
job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reporting Relationships:
This position reports to Head of Department.

Job Requirements:

• Effective communication skill both written and verbal is required. This include proper
  drafting of SOPs, reports, and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and think critically, with careful attention to detail
• Demonstrated expertise in aseptic technique for cell culture is required.
• Prior experience in culturing adherent and/or suspension mammalian/human cells or
  cell lines is required. Experience with primary human cells is a strong plus.
• Prior familiarity with formulation and cryopreservation of mammalian/human cells is
  required. Knowledge of cryopreservation science is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of analytical techniques to assess cell culture, such as cell and viability
  assays, is required. Familiarity with other analytical tools, including flow cytometry,
  fluorescent microscopy and spectroscopy is a strong plus.
• Experience in cellular assay development and fluorescent microscopy is a plus.

Job Specifications:

• BS degree in Biology, Bioengineering, Biomedical or Chemical Engineering is required.
• Minimum of 2+ years of related experience in cell culture laboratory, or a MS degree in
  a related field with +1 year of relevant lab experience is required.

BioLife Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

BioLife Solutions provides a substance-free workplace, and all offers of employment will be contingent on opiate drug test and background check.

The US base salary range for this position at full-time is $73,542 - $110,313 per year. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, location, and market competitive benchmarks. Individual pay within a level is determined by work location (including geographic pay zone region), job related skills, experience, education, and training.

This range represents the full compensation range for this position, with consideration given to experience, skills, and qualifications. Typically, new hires are brought in at or near the midpoint of the range to allow for future growth and advancement within the role.

The BioLife Solutions total rewards program includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401K with generous match, life and disability insurance as well as time off programs of Vacation and Sick time. Additionally, we believe in our team members sharing the success of our business and therefore we may provide cash bonus or stock equity grants based on company performance as a part of our total rewards package.