Posted: Feb 11, 2025
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Senior Scientist, Cell Biology

Analog Devices - Boston, MA
Full-time
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Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY23 and approximately 26,000 people globally working alongside 125,000 global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn.

          

The Analog Garage is ADI’s Research and Advanced Development Center in downtown Boston and empowers ADI by pioneering breakthrough technologies. The Bioelectronic Platforms Group is applying leading-edge circuit design, device design, and nano-scale fabrication to build the next breakthrough in enabling technologies for the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical industries.

 

Senior Scientist – Cell Biology

 

The successful candidate will lead cell biology for new technology developments in Life Sciences.  As a core member of our team, you will drive the cell biology research arm of our new platform development effort aimed at creating novel research tools that solve core industry challenges in the biopharma space. You will work with a multidisciplinary team of biological, mechanical, and electrical engineers, chemists, and business experts to implement, validate, and launch new, enabling cell-based assays, modalities, and platforms relevant to Analog Devices innovative sensing and measurement technologies.

 

Responsibilities

  • Propose new cell-based approaches to address the pain-points in the biopharma space, including new sensor technologies that could enable new solutions 

  • Collaborate with a diverse team across multiple disciplines to develop cell-based assays and platforms in conjunction with new sensor modalities 

  • Design and carry out in vitro cell-based studies to validate the new technologies

  • Assist in operating a BSL-2 laboratory environment; mentor and train new users and team members on cell culture and assay techniques and best practices and prepare standard operation procedures (SOPs)

  • Provide expert guidance in customer value proposition, market research, and product definition for how assays are selected, onboarded, and utilized in biotech and pharma

  • Stay updated on industry trends and advancements 

  • Work closely with the business team to understand core cell measurement challenges in the pharma drug discovery pipeline

 

Minimum qualifications 

  • Ph.D. in Biology, Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related field

  • Minimum 5 years post-graduate and/or industrial experience working in cell biology, including least 3 years in a bio-pharma industrial position with a focus on cell-based technologies

  • Experience with a wide range of mammalian cell lines (examples: HEK, CHO, iPSCs, cardiomyocytes, neurons, etc.); ability to work with primary cells

  • Strong theoretical and practical hands-on experience in cell biology and cell-based assays

  • Strong collaborative skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced multidisciplinary team environment.

  • Experience working closely with quantitative biology, computational biology, or other data analysis teams 

 

Nice-to-have

  • Prior experience in bio-pharma new assay development on high-throughput systems, ideally building new cell-based assays and working with or onboarding new technologies 

  • Prior experience with 3D cell models

  • Prior experience with cardiomyocytes (iPSC-derived, or primary)

  • Prior experience with biosensor development

  • Experience in product development  

 

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export  licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.  As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

 

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

 

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Job Req Type: Experienced

          

Required Travel: No

          

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days