The Company

We are Alloy Therapeutics —a biotechnology ecosystem company empowering the global scientific community to make better medicines together. Through a community of partners, we democratize access to pre-competitive tools, technologies, services, and company creation capabilities that are foundational for discovering and developing therapeutic biologics. The company facilitates affordable, non-exclusive access to the entire drug discovery community from academic scientists, small and medium biotech, to the largest biopharma. At Alloy, we believe our industry should compete on getting the best drugs to patients as quickly as possible, not exclusive access to the best platforms. As a reflection of our relentless commitment to the scientific community, we reinvest 100% of our revenue in innovation and access to innovation. MAY THE BEST DRUG WIN.

Alloy is headquartered in Waltham, MA with additional labs in Cambridge, UK; Basel, Switzerland, and Athens, GA. Successful members thrive in our shared culture of accountability, deliberate trust, and open communication. As a team we aspire to work together to exceed expectations and collectively contribute across the global organization to always maintain our nimble, startup culture.

This is an on-site and full-time position in Athens, GA. At Alloy, we have an ethos of “Mentorship-By-Apprenticeship” in all of our positions.  We strive to have workers in the office when needed to interact organically and face-to-face.  Of course, as a lab-based operation, our cells and animals grow 7 days a week, 365 days per year.  We respect and value our colleagues for their hard work that requires them to be in the lab every day.  We ask our people who have more flexible accommodations, like this position, to appreciate their colleagues who have less flexibility.  We are all one team!

The Team

Our Alloy-Athens team discovers biotherapeutic drugs using a novel high throughput antibody discovery platform. Located in Athens, GA, this small but dedicated team uses a variety of innovative methods for isolating antigen specific B cells to streamline the process of identifying therapeutic monoclonal antibodies within Alloy’s transgenic mouse platforms.

The Role

As a Molecular Biology Scientist, you will collaborate with seasoned drug discovery experts to help identify potential life-saving therapeutics. This role will report to the Associate Director of Molecular Biology, and it requires an experienced, hard-working, creative and organized scientist with a positive attitude. With molecular biology as your focus, you will work in a matrixed environment where your diverse skills will be applied to support all teams in the discovery workflow.

How You’ll Drive Impact 

• Discover: Life changing medicines through B cell isolation from transgenic mice

• Innovate: Cutting-edge molecular technology development for antibody discovery

• Organize: Complex workflows, reagents and samples with a high attention to detail

• Collaborate: Across a team with diverse skills and backgrounds to meet team objectives

• Communicate: Novel antibodies for their functional properties in a matrixed team environment

  Principal Responsibilities 

• High-throughput RT-PCR from primary B cells using automation

• NGS library prep, setting up sequencing runs, and analysis

•  Maintain meticulously organized reagents, including: complex primer cocktails, enzymes, plasmid clones, and DNA fragments

• Work comfortably with 96 and 384-well plate-based workflows with high sample throughput

• In-fusion cloning, sanger sequencing, and agarose gel analysis

• Ability to follow complicated protocols and achieve high quality data and reproducibility between experiments in a high throughput workflow

• Ability to communicate and trouble-shoot any issues with the team as they occur

• Continuous innovation, including keeping up with the latest technology in molecular biology and sequencing

• Communicating regularly across internal, cross-site, and external meetings with well-organized presentations

  Qualifications

• PhD in relevant field with 2+ years of biotech/pharma industry experience, or BS/MS in relevant field with 5+ years of biotech/pharma experience

• Industry experience in antibody discovery highly preferred

• Hands-on experience independently running RT-PCR, gene cloning, and expression vector design required

• Experience working in a fast-paced and highly collaborative team environment

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Fluency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint; SnapGene and Geneious Prime a plus

• Experience with LIMS and/or ELN platforms, such as Benchling or similar

• Experience with liquid handler protocols and programming a plus

• Bioinformatics, NGS analysis, and python programming a plus 

• Ability to work across various US and international time zones 

• Accommodate occasional travel as needed (5%)

  Taking Care of Our People

  We support the individuality of what people need to do outside of work to empower them to do their best at work. While you focus on making better medicine together, we focus on programs and benefits that support a diverse and growing team. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, Alloy offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits starting from day one.

  Compensation

• Competitive base and equity compensation commensurate with level of experience and independence

• 401(k) company match

  Health & Family

• Generous personal and family medical, dental and vision benefits with 100% of premiums and deductibles covered

• Company-paid disability (STD, LTD) and life insurance

• Paid parental leave

• Family planning support up to $45,000 (e.g., IVF/PGT, adoption, surrogacy, egg retrieval)

  Unique Perks

• Unlimited PTO (paid time off) and flexible schedules

• Annual stipend for continuing education with commitment to your career through individualized professional development plan

• Wellness and Extensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including resources for mental wellness

  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  Here at Alloy, we democratize capabilities for discovering and developing therapeutic biologics. So, being diverse and inclusive isn’t just something we strive for, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee, you feel Alloy is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. 

  Alloy Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer.   All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at recruiting@alloytx.com .  We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

   

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