Argos Therapeutics, Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Argos Therapeutics, Inc.:

*Research and development on Argos' personalized RNA-loaded dendritic cell immunotherapy against HIV and cancer. This platform is based on optimizing a patient's own dendritic cells to induce a pathogen or tumor-specific immune response when loaded with amplified RNA isolated from their own disease. This entailed keeping current with the literature, designing, carrying-out, trouble-shooting and analyzing the data from experiments, presenting the findings at internal meetings, and writing internal technical reports. *Interacted directly with all members of the company at several task forces including the CEO, CSO, COO and members of Research and Development, Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Manufacturing to meet company goals. *Interacted in videoconference calls with Argos' corporate partner, Kirin Pharma, as well as in conferences with contract manufacturers to develop the process to meet Argos' needs. *Collaborated with top immunology investigators Dr. Richard D. Granstein at Cornell University and Dr. Gerold Schuler at the University of Erlangen in Germany to support Argos projects undertaken in their laboratories.

What they like about Argos Therapeutics, Inc.:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

molecular biology, Biologist, Scientist, Molecular Biologist, Research, Researcher, RNA, DNA, gene regulation, HIV, cancer, next generation sequencing, microarray, assay development, technology transfer, process development, process optimization, technical writing, regulated environment, GLP, GCP, CLIA, HIPAA, fluorescent quantitation, RNA isolation, DNA isolation, automated liquid handler, automation, in vitro synthesis of RNA, post-transcriptional capping of RNA, post-transcriptional polyadenylation of RNA, multiplex PCR, nested PCR, qPCR, real time PCR, quantitative PCR, RT-PCR, nuclease digestions, northern blots, Southern blots, total RNA amplification, affinity purification of RNA and DNA, gel purification of RNA and DNA, bead purification of RNA and DNA, Bioanalyzer, LabChip GX, genotyping, sequence enrichment, DNA fragmentation, residual host cell DNA assays, in vitro translation systems, radioactive labeling of proteins, radioactive labeling of DNA and RNA, residual host cell protein assays, TCA precipitation, epitope tagging, immunoprecipitation, western blots, ELISA, luciferase assays, GFP fluorescence studies, protein purification, peptide purification, signal transduction assays, in vitro kinase assays, adherent cell culture, suspension cell culture, tissue culture, transfection, transduction, flow cytometry, cellular proliferation assay, cellular cytostasos assau, metabolic labeling, cell lysis, LIMS, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, EndNote, Lasergene, Freezerworks, BLAST

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Leadership

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Argos Therapeutics, Inc.: