Senior research associate
Location
Redwood City, CA | United States
Job description
Description:
As a key member of our dynamic Biology team, you will have proven expertise in:
- Mammalian cell culture.
- Flow cytometry, including cell staining, processing, and data analysis.
- Cell-based assay development using reagent kits, including but not limited to SDS PAGE/Western blot, ELISA, ELISpot, MSD, DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, RTqPCR.
- Plate-based assays – including automation (comfortable using robotics for compound dilutions, additions), plate washers, plate readers, multichannel pipettes.
- Excellent team member, collaborator, and communicator, eager to learn new techniques
- Additional experience in the following a plus:
- Immuno-oncology assays such as T cell proliferation, suppression and killing assays, antigen presentation assays, phagocytosis assays, etc.
- Experience with primary immune cells, including human PBMC handling, isolation and differentiation.
- Incucyte cell-based assays.
- Ex vivo experiments, including murine tissue collection, dissociation, and processing for downstream applications.
Skills: Cell culture, mammalian cell culture, Flow cytometry, cell-based assay, plate-based assay, t-cell, ex vivo
Additional Skills & Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Science with 3+ years of experience in a cell biology/cellular assay development role. Title will be adjusted according to experience.
- Deep expertise with mammalian cell culture across a variety of cell types (primary and immortalized) and growth conditions. Demonstrated experience handling (maintaining, passaging, plating) multiple cell lines at once.
- Hands-on experience with a wide range of cellular assay techniques (including, but not limited to, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, MSD, qPCR) suitable for target identification and/or compound characterization.
- Immuno-oncology related experience is a plus.
- Rigorous, quantitative, attention to detail, keen to maximize efficiency.
- Highly organized, and excellent record keeping skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to facilitate collaboration with project and departmental teams.
- Innovative, proactive team-player with high energy who will thrive in our fast-paced drug discovery and development environment.
Experience Level: Intermediate Level
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