Company Summary:

Montai Health is a privately held, early-stage biotechnology company developing a platform for understanding and leveraging complex molecular interactions within organisms to solve global challenges in human health and sustainability. The company leverages a multidisciplinary approach that integrates tools ranging from machine learning and big data to multi-omics and high-throughput screening. 

Montai Health was founded by Flagship Pioneering, an innovative enterprise that conceives, creates, funds, and develops first-in-category life sciences companies. Flagship manages more than $2 billion in funds and has applied its hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster over 75 scientific ventures, including Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRNA), Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SYRS), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RUBY), and more. Flagship’s portfolio companies have aggregated over $19 billion in value, 500+ issued patents and more than 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents.

We are seeking to hire an innovative and highly motivated Research Associate/Sr Research Associate to join the Experimental Biology Team at Montai Health in developing a transformative new category of molecular medicines. As a member of this team, you will work closely with a diverse group of experimental and computational scientists on highly interdisciplinary research projects. The candidate will be primarily responsible for conducting in vivo immunological and pharmacological evaluations of test agents, maintaining cell lines, and primary cell cultures, performing ex vivo assays and assisting in assay development of test systems. Further, the candidate will assist in developing cell based and in vivo assays, flow cytometry analysis, and other immunological assays (ELISA, MSD, Luminex, ELISPOT). This individual will be a key member of Montai Health’s dynamic, expanding, and collaborative team that combines significant experience in cellular biology, metabolism, chemistry, immunology, machine learning, molecular nutrition, and drug delivery.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work with senior research staff to design and execute experiments
• Conduct in vivo immunological and pharmacological animal experiments in rodents
• Conduct ex vivo plate/ tube-based experiments
• Work closely and harmoniously with across Montai Health to drive exciting platform demonstrations and preclinical data packages.
• Contribute to scientific discussions regarding study design, implementations, and data analysis.

Required Skills/Experience:

• MS in a biology or engineering-related field with 1 year of biotech experience (or BS with 2 years plus of experience)
• Experience with rodent handling (mice and rats)
• Experience with dosing (PO, IV, SQ, IM, IP) and bleeding (tail nicks, submandibular, intracardiac) of mice.
• Experience with various tissue and organ collection from mice
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent documentation skills and familiarity with electronic notebook.
• Strong organizational skills
• Familiar with mammalian cell culture and aseptic technique
• Familiar with molecular assays: qPCR, electrophoresis, and ELISA
• Familiar with IACUC and compliance requirements
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Fluorescent microscopy
• Flow cytometry
• Immunostaining
• Immunological assays
• Tumor implantations
• Survival surgery experience

Personal Characteristics:

• Agility: Ability to work in a high energy organization with evolving goals and deliverables
• Results Oriented: Self-motivated, curious, accomplishes goals with minimal oversight
• Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, ability to work well with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Authenticity: Ability to voice their opinion and provide insight to the broader team, even when holding a minority or “out of the box” opinion. Ability to thrive with input from a cross-functional team while remaining the unquestioned scientific expert
• Team player: Desire to routinely interact with and mentor team members