Technology Development, Intern

The Role:

As an intern at Life Edit Therapeutics, you will be part of a highly collaborative team focusing on advancing Life Edit’s RNA-guided editing systems as therapeutics. As part of the Technology Development group, you will work to characterize novel gene editing programs targeting diseases to transition these programs from research to preclinical evaluation and clinical advancement. The selected candidate will gain a familiarity with various gene editing approaches and the experimental methodologies to evaluate them.

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Perform routine cell culture to maintain various cell lines and perform experiments
• Assist with the design and execution of experiments to assess new gene editing systems in different cell types and disease areas followed by troubleshooting when needed
• Support the development of new strategies to improve Life Edit Therapeutics’ genome editors and employ various cell-based assays to evaluate them
• Critically summarize experimental data and maintain meticulous records of experimental methods, tool development and protocols
• Follow current literature in the field of gene therapy and genome editing

Requirements:

• Candidates should be actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, or a related field. Research experience in genome editing is highly preferred
• Experience in tissue culture including maintenance culture, transfecting, and analyzing mammalian cells using cell-based assays (ex. flow-cytometry, cell proliferation and viability assays) is highly preferred
• Experience with molecular biology techniques (PCR, cloning, DNA/RNA extraction and purification, NGS library preparation) is highly preferred
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills