Cell Signaling Technology

Employment Opportunities

Cell Signaling Technology, (CST) a highly successful and rapidly growing life science company, currently has the positions listed below available. Send all employment inquiries to: hire@cellsignal.com. Please reference the corresponding job code in the subject line when e-mailing your cover letter and resume.

Cell Signaling Technology Inc.
3 Trask Lane, Danvers, MA 01923
An Equal Opportunity Employer

Current Openings

ELISA Production Specialist

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a talented and highly motivated ELISA Production Specialist. Responsibilities include ELISA kit production, antibody quantification and optimization of sandwich ELISA antibody pair performance. The position also requires programming and operation of liquid handling robots and performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration/validation of instrumentation. A BS degree or equivalent in biology, ELISA/Immunoassay experience, and utilization and implementation of automated liquid handling systems is required. Experience with Caliper liquid handling devices is a plus. The person to fill this position has to be creative and should possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication and managerial skills.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: PES-838-R

Research Associate - Conjugation Group

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a talented and highly motivated Research Associate to be part of our Conjugation Group. Major responsibilities include direct antibody conjugation, protein purification, Western blotting and cell culture. Specific job duties include production and management of direct conjugated antibody products, stability studies and bead conjugation. Requirements: BS in Cell Biology or related biological fields, 2-4 years of laboratory experience and some knowledge of cell signaling. Flow cytometry or microscopy experience is desirable. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are a must.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: CRA-835-R

Scientist - Site Discovery

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a Scientist to help develop quantitative mass spectrometry methods. In this position, you will design quantitative mass spectrometry studies, prepare samples to evaluate quantitative methods, and interpret results. You will evaluate existing methods, hardware, and software and write custom programs as needed. The candidate should have a Ph.D degree in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field and laboratory experience in the field of quantitative mass spectrometry. Experience with ThermoElectron hardware and software and with writing custom programs is essential. The candidate must be independent and detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: PASCI-831-O

Research Associate - Monoclonal Research

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a talented and highly motivated team player to join the Monoclonal Technology Research Group as a Research Associate. As part of a team, individual’s major responsibilities are: 1. Plan, carryout, and document experiments and record experimental data and results in laboratory notebook. 2. Analyze and interpret experiments and write reports, as assigned. 3. Maintain experimental supplies and inventory. 4. Prepare reagents and solutions using appropriate procedures and documentation methods. Requirements: background in B cell immunology and experience working with antibodies including western blotting, ELISA, and ELISPOT. Experience with mammalian cell culture, transfections, and protein work also required. Successful candidates will possess a demonstrated excellence in science, attention to details, ability to work in teams, handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast paced environment, and meet deadlines. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are also a must. A BS in immunology, cell biology or related discipline with 2+ years of laboratory experience.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: MRRA-834-O

Part-time Assistant Laboratory Manager

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated, responsible team player to be a part-time (20 hours per week) Assistant Laboratory Manager. This person will be a member of the Laboratory Management and Safety Department and will work in an office and laboratory environment. Primary responsibilities will be assisting with general lab management and environmental health and safety (EHS) coordination including recordkeeping, policy implementation, maintaining chemical and equipment inventories, and coordination of lab equipment ordering and service. Requirements include a Bachelors degree in science, two years of instrumentation laboratory experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word. Safety awareness and exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: PLMG-822

Research Associate - Monoclonal Development

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a Research Associate in our Monoclonal Development group. Major responsibilities include: Preparing rabbit and mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAb) directed against targets in signal transduction areas. Specific job duties include performing fusions, characterization, cloning and subcloning, growing of hybridomas, and production of mAb in Bioreactors. Requirements: BS in immunology, cell biology or other related biological fields. Experience in tissue culture is required. Experience in hybridoma preparation, in vitro mAb production, ELISA, Western blotting, and other immunoassays is preferred. Knowledge in signal transduction is desirable. Candidate should be a highly independent, team worker, who is able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and able to meet deadlines.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: RMRA-743

Scientist - Monoclonal Research

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and competent research scientist to join our technology development team. The candidate should possess strong and proven background in immunology. Experience in cancer biology is also preferred. The candidate will be involved in research studies in immunology and new technology development. Demonstrated flexibility and ability to multi-task and work in a fast pace team environment is essential. Ideal candidate must be a team player, detail-oriented, have excellent communication and presentation skills. A PhD in immunology or cancer biology with at least 1-2 years of post-doctoral experience required.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: RSCI-816

Scientist - Clinical Assay Development

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated, independent and productive team player for a development scientist position. As part of a team you will work closely with other departments at CST to convert novel discoveries into assays that may be used for clinical research. The candidate should have an extensive background in the signal transduction area as well as experience with the development of clinical assays. In addition, a solid understanding and proven track record of clinical diagnostics development would be very desirable. Broad skills in protein analysis including protein purification, ELISA and immunoprecipitation techniques are essential. Strong oral and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail are needed. Requirements: Ph.D in cell biology or related areas with strong technical skills.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: CASCI-802B

Inside Sales Specialist

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking an Inside Sales Specialist whose primarily responsible will be Sales within the Northeast region. This is to be accomplished via the following:

The Inside Sales Specialist will be required to have a working knowledge of the use of CST products in customer applications. The Specialist is expected to apply a Strategic/Consultative sales approach to achieve the Sales Plan via telephone based selling. The Inside specialist is also required to keep up to date on customers requirements, CST and competitive products; and to communicate key market information to the entire CST sales team. The use the CRM tools provided to keep track of customers, sales opportunities and share information with the team is also a key component of the position. Candidates will be required to have the skills to establish and maintain relationships with key customers, respond promptly to customer inquiries and requests, and provide an ongoing high level of Customer Service, Sales Support and Technical Assistance. Additionally, the Inside Sales Specialist will be require to work closely with the Drug Discovery Specialists to maximize sales results and meet defined territory sales goals. Work Experience Requirements Minimum 2 years bench experience is required. One year selling, telephone or in the field, experience is preferred. Minimal overnight travel is required.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: SIS-806

Web Designer

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a front end Web Designer / Developer to join our marketing team in the development of our highly acclaimed website. The successful candidate must have at least 3 years experience authoring XHTML, CSS and JavaScript. Knowledge of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards and best markup practices for search engine indexing is essential. Hand coding web pages in a text editor (such as BBEdit), Photoshop and Illustrator experience are required. Attention to detail, accuracy, superior written and verbal skills, the ability to work within cross-functional teams and a sense of urgency are also a must. Helpful experience includes AppleScript, version control (Subversion), command line tools, regular expressions, SQL/database tools (TOAD or Aqua Data Studio), Perl, AJAX, Flash and UI tags of web frameworks (Struts2). A willingness to learn is also a plus.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: MWD-827

Business Analyst - Business Systems

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced Business Applications Analyst to participate in providing excellent business-systems and support to our Production, Sales, Operations, and Accounting business groups. Essential experience includes:

Essential qualities include analytical insight, excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and organization. In addition to a solid understanding of software development best practices and software implementation life cycle, this position requires expertise in some standard business processes and applications:

Deliverables are likely to include business context and business process diagrams, software requirements documents, software test plans, assessments of software designs and deliverables, end-user training materials and internal software validation.

In the Business Analyst role, you will be asked to:

Future responsibilities are likely to include management of requirements changes during the software implementation process, broader project-management responsibility and initiative leadership.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: ISBA-837-O

Software Engineer - Java Applications

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer capable of taking on a range of responsibilities within our Business Systems Group: Design user-interfaces, business-logic, and domain-information models to support current and anticipated business requirements. Develop and extend Java/JSP applications supporting internal business operations. Extend customer-facing Java/JSP ECOMMERCE applications. Extend our in-house Swing/Oracle application supporting a range of internal product-development, production, and assay groups. Provide production support to internal end-users; troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise in all of our business applications. Contribute to continuous improvement, and to the daily application of best practices in our Information Systems group. This position demands a wide range of skills and the ability to learn new technologies quickly. Good software-engineering practices, core java and JSP, and SQL are required; in addition, the position requires some exposure to, and a willingness to develop expertise in: Swing Struts Hibernate Spring Oracle (SQL-92, PL/SQL) MS SQL-Server (SQL-92, Transact-SQL, DTS) The ideal candidate will also have excellent time-management, organizational and team-participation skills.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: SWEG-833

Part-Time Customer Service Representative

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a part-time, 12 – 5 PM, Customer Service Representative. Excellent customer service, negotiation and problem-solving skills needed. Responsibilities include receiving and entering incoming orders from customers, as well as researching and resolving customer inquiries. Should be detail-oriented, a team player and computer literate, MS Office/Internet required.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: RCSR-731

System Administrator

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a System Administrator who will plan, implement and maintain server hardware and software in support of business, scientific, and networking applications. Duties include performing administrative tasks to maintain system operation, install new systems, maintain system security and performance. He/She will also will conduct database administration, and provide back-up for other members of the Information Technology Team. Requires a BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. 2-4 years experience in Mac OS X Server / Linux system administration. Familiarity with database administration of Oracle, MS SQL, and other relational databases. Experience administrating Windows NT, 2000 and XP systems a plus. Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills required. Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Off-hours activity (scheduled and emergency) required for operational support.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: ITA-828

Part-Time Packaging Associate

Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. is seeking a part-time Packaging Associate (9:00 - 2:30pm) who is a motivated, reliable individual to join our Packaging group. Duties consist of all aspects of product packaging including labeling of product vials, assisting members of Production, assembly of kits and packaging of final product. Individual must be able to work independently and be detail oriented. Other duties may arise as the company continues to grow. A team player and good attitude a must.

Please reference this job code when submitting your resume: PPC-821

updated April 29, 2008

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