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Research Associate I

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 11/20/2023 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Research and Discovery Job Number: 11486 Pay Rate: $21.00 - $40.00 Remote Friendly:

Job Description

Our client is a leading Biotechnology company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions.  They are among the world's leading biotechnology companies, with multiple products on the market and a promising development pipeline.

Duties:
  • This is an opportunity to join a research group that focuses on early stage discovery research, exploring the basic biology of innate immune signaling. 
  • The lab uses tissue culture and mouse model systems to explore mechanisms that regulate innate immune response. 
  • The candidate will assist with mouse husbandry, generation and maintenance of murine immune cell cultures, and experiments examining the immune response.
  • Techniques to be trained in include: tissue dissection, regeneration of immune cell cultures, qPCR, immunoblotting, biochemical assays, and confocal microscopy.
Skills:
  • The candidate must have 6 months to 1 year prior research lab experience (lab coursework does not apply) and must be proficient in molecular biology techniques (pipetting, dilutions etc.) and be highly flexible to handle urgent project-based requests, and to perform multiple laboratory duties.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Team oriented and dependable.
  • Ability to follow detailed verbal and written instruction.
  • Experience with tissue culture and molecular biology necessary.
  • The candidate will be expected to have proficiency with general cellular biological and biochemical techniques.
  • Must be self-motivated, able to multi-task, and meet timelines efficiently and productively.
  • Strong verbal communication, writing, and listening skills, as well as interpersonal skills required.
  • Excellent skills in communication, organization, flexibility and an eagerness to learn.
  • Must be highly motivated team player and work well with others.
  • This position is ideal for a candidate looking to apply to a PhD program in 1-2 years and needs experience in a cutting edge research environment.

Job Requirements

Education:
  • BS/BA in Genetics, Microbiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, or related field.
  • Specific skills include: mouse handling and dissection, and cellular biology, biochemical and standard laboratory techniques.
  • Familiar with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Able to keep data accurately, as well as read, comprehend, and discuss research materials. Able to prioritize and perform efficiently.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Biological Sciences or Chemistry.

Meet Your Recruiter

Jay Hite
Recruiter, Account Manager

As a Recruiter at Compass, Jay enjoys meeting job seekers and helping them to find new and exciting opportunities. He enjoys the process of getting to know candidates and learning all about their experience and what their future goals are. Jay feels the excitement of his candidates and is passionate about helping to find a fit both culturally and professionally. 

When Jay isn’t working, he enjoys bike rides, trying out new foods, tequila tasting and watching movies.  

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