Job description

Senior Research Associate/RA II

100% Onsite (South SF)

6mth initial contract (potential extension/FTE)

Our client is seeking a collaborative and passionate Research Associate, looking for an opportunity to challenge themselves through the research projects. This is a smaller organization and as such, being comfortable in an integrated and collaborative team is essential.

The Research Associate will apply experience in mammalian cell culture and molecular biology techniques to continue to advance and meet the companies mission of developing intelligent medicine.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable executing and analyzing data produced from in vitro experiments, communicating findings, and collaborating with colleagues to push projects forward in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Generate viral vectors for gene circuit transduction into multiple mammalian cell types
• Participate in experimental design and troubleshooting steps to progress projects related to the next generation of cell therapies.
• Evaluate gene circuit performance using a variety of in vitro assays (incl. multi-color flow cytometry, Luminex-based assays, and microscopy)
• Analyze data and present results to team members and group leaders
• Document experiments by generating timely records of protocols and data using companies electronic lab notebook (Benching)
• Ad hoc projects with other team members, which may include, but not limited to, troubleshoot problems and develop new assays.

Experience and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related Life Sciences field
• Min 2-4 years of hands-on lab experience (in industry)
• Experienced with BSL2 sterile technique and primary mammalian cell culture
• Working experience with or familiarity with multi-color flow cytometry experimentation and analysis
• Experienced with cytokine assays or protein quantification assays such as ELISA
• Comfortable with FlowJo, PRISM, and Benchling (or similar software applications)

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $40.00 - $60.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• South San Francisco, CA 94080: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• how many years of aseptic technique, primarily human cell culture and cell line maintenance experience
• How many years of experience do you have with protein quantification (Luminex, ELISA)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• multi-color-Flow cytometry (Required)

Work Location: In person

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