Experience

Precision Life Sciences, LLC

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Recruiter

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Digital Prospectors

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Recruiter

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

  We work hard to help you find you your next great career opportunity. Reach out to see what can be done! I have the pleasure of working on our talented and driven Life Sciences recruitment team. We work closely with our Account Management team to ensure our clients are getting the "best of the best" talent in a competitive marketplace. Life Sciences core industries include: Biotechnology | Biologics Manufacturing (CMO) | Contract Research Organizations (CRO) | Medical Device | Pharmaceutical Life Sciences specialties include: FDA & Regulatory Compliance | Research & Development | Calibration/Metrology | Clinical Research | Upstream and Downstream Process Engineering | Medical Device Engineering | Quality Assurance & Quality Control | Validation | Biostatisticians | SAS Programming | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Engineering | ...and more! Founded in 1999, Digital Prospectors has placed thousands of employees and contractors with hundreds of prestigious companies. Call or email today to see how we can help you, and start loving your job today! www.loveyourjob.com/search Show less



Stratacuity: Proven Scientific Placement

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professional Recruiter

  • Dec 2017 - Jan 2021

  PROVEN SCIENTIFIC PLACEMENT For a career evaluation and consultation, please schedule a convenient time for us to speak by going to www.calendly.com/swebb-5/30min Stratacuity is highly regarded by an exclusive clientele of Boston area Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies known for hiring dedicated, collaborative, and creative team members holding the highest ideals for achievement and integrity. We build lasting relationships with scientists possessing industry experience in chemistry, biology, clinical, regulatory and quality; from early discovery through commercialization. Our team makes introductions essential for career advancement and provides ethical, confidential representation throughout the hiring process from interview preparation through offer negotiation. By meeting both candidate and client, we gain insight to the potential match and believe a stronger connection between our candidate and client results in more productive and successful employment. Stratacuity is best known for truly understanding drug discovery, development, and commercialization. This has enabled us to find the right person for some of the toughest searches and that's earned us a repeat client list of top tier companies. It's no wonder that over 90% of our business is from repeat clients who trust our work. We ensure that we attract the absolute best talent a company could hire. With a team comprised of seasoned recruiting professionals and former scientists with years of industry experience, Stratacuity is uniquely poised to guide you in your career. Show less



Fulcrum Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Scientist

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Initially hired as a Contractor (Senior Research Associate) and converted to full time employment • Responsible for establishing and performing assays to identify candidate small molecule function (ELISA, qPCR, FACS) • Performed routine tissue culture maintenance of primary cells and immortalized human cell lines • Engineered stable induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) patient derived lines for targeted differentiation into neurons for HTS purposes • Performed in depth data analysis, interpretation, and presentation creation for internal data presentations • Performed optimization and troubleshooting for to streamline in-house processing of samples (Lenti-viral transduction, use of liquid transfer robotics, routine mycoplasma testing) • Generated data summaries for potential publication using common data analysis software (Microsoft Excel, EVOS FL Auto, ImageJ, GraphPad Prism) Show less



Astria Therapeutics, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Scientist

  • May 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Responsible for optimizing and performing assays to identify candidate small molecule function (ELISA, qPCR, florescence microscopy) • Performed routine tissue culture maintenance of primary cells and immortalized human cell lines • Performed in depth data analysis, interpretation, and presentation creation for internal data presentations • Generated data summaries for potential publication using common data analysis software (Microsoft Excel, XLfit, SoftMax Pro, EVOS FL Auto, ImageJ, GraphPad Prism Show less



POTENZA Therapeutics

• Cambridge, MA

• Senior Research Associate

  • Oct 2015 - May 2016

  • Responsible for designing and optimizing assays to identify antibody function (ELISA, cell based stimulation assays) • Performed routine tissue culture maintenance of immortalized human and mouse cell lines (for example: HEK-293T; WEHI-279; HT-1080; A549) • Generated and maintained stably transfected cell lines which were genetically engineered to overexpress specific surface receptors and secreted proteins • Characterization of genetically engineered cell lines through flow cytometry analysis • Bacterial transformation and purification of large scale plasmid DNA for downstream mammalian cell transfections Show less



ALPCO

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Mar 2013 - May 2015

  • Initially hired as a Contractor (Senior Research Associate) and converted to full time employment (Research Scientist) • Responsible for planning, designing, optimizing, and verifying chemiluminescence ELISA assays using the ALPCO STELLUX® platform • Performed routine tissue culture maintenance of hybridoma cell lines for antibody generation and subsequent purification. • Lead scientist on developmental projects (Total and High Molecular (HMW) Adiponectin) which were identified as high value company assets • Generated all transfer documentation which aligned the transfer process from R&D to Manufacturing groups following GMP regulations • Authored multiple Product Development Reports (PDR) which were a summary of all product development from feasibility all the way through to design freeze • Acted as one of the main connections between R&D and Marketing/Sales support with regards to troubleshooting customer issues with specific assays/technologies and with data analysis • Authored white papers used as marketing assets and papers which were presented at key annual conferences (ADA, ENDO, Keystone Symposia) • Mentored junior members of the R&D group to assist in professional development with regards to assay development Show less



MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC.

• Biotechnology Research
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research Associate III

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2013

  • Initially hired as a Contractor (Research Associate level 1) and converted to full time employment • Promoted to Research Associate level III throughout my time at MSD • Responsible for assessing and optimizing the critical reagents used in MSD assays to provide sensitive, quantifiable, and reproducible data while maximizing assay profitability. • Led developmental work which resulted in the first MSD Intracellular/phospho-protein assays to offer an activated recombinant protein as a standard. This will allow researchers the ability to quantify signaling activities using the MSD platform • Optimized treatment of immortalized cells with various chemical inhibitors, siRNA, and activators of target proteins to develop commercial lysate controls for specific intracellular ELISA • Performed key developmental work towards the development of MSD controlled in vitro phosphorylated recombinant proteins to be used in catalog assays as calibrators • Designed and initiated developmental work towards large multiplex assays around key intracellular signaling pathways to include, but not specifically limited to: Akt/PI3K/mTOR • Authored all transfer documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer of new products from R&D to the manufacturing group. • Presented developmental milestone reports to the scientific team responsible for making decisions to continue product development • Supervised/trained/mentored both entry level associates and upper level management/scientists to accomplish the completion of key projects according to established time lines Show less



Avalon Pharmaceuticals

• Associate Scientist II

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2008

  • Development and optimization of primary, secondary, and tertiary screening experiments to determine feasibility of chemical libraries >250,000 compounds • In depth data analysis and result interpretation of data generated from experiments • Creation of gene profiles based on micro-array profiles of mammalian cells treated with reference compounds/siRNA of specific oncogenic markers • Creation and optimization of RPPA methodologies for the high throughput screening/analysis of large chemical compound libraries • Optimized media for tissue culture and maintenance of immortalized cell lines including, but not limited to: MCF-7, CHO, MDA-MB-231, SW 1350, HeLa and HEK-293 cell lines. • Extraction and purification of RNA and protein from treated cells for further analysis • Development, optimization, and performance of protein assays from purified protein lysates to include western blot, ELISA, and RPPA • Execution of high throughput compound screening on identified gene markers utilizing reverse transcriptase qPCR methodologies • Creation, isolation, and maintenance of stably transfected cell lines expressing specific gene variants to enhance candidate compound characterization • Upkeep and programming of industrial liquid transfer robots for high throughput screening usage as well as preventative maintenance and calibrations Show less



Midwest Research Institute

• Assistant Scientist

  • Aug 2003 - Jul 2006

  • In-processing of samples from various customer locations, aliquoting pre-designated sample quantities for testing, archiving remaining samples, and documenting all sample movement into and out of the facility using a LIMS tracking system • DNA extraction/purification utilizing a modified Qiagen QIAamp® laboratory procedure for the purpose of later PCR assay evaluation • Analysis of samples based on an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) assays utilizing Origen™ technologies for the detection of specific biological agents • Analysis of samples utilizing Taq-Man® based PCR methodologies, focused for the detection of specific DNA sequences • Cell culturing and isolation for the purpose of detection of various microbial organisms using selective agars. • Sample collection and analysis at off-site lab locations in order to meet client needs (Locations include Shreveport, LA, Jacksonville, NC, Arlington, VA) • Assisted in team driven study to design, optimize, and validate new DNA/RNA extraction procedures Show less