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Research Associate II

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 11/04/2025 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Research and Discovery Job Number: 12426 Pay Rate: $24.00 - $35.00 Remote Friendly: Onsite

Job Description

Our client is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions.


Description:
  • The group leverages state-of-the-art approaches and technologies to discover and engineer antibody-based therapies to improve patient well-being.
  • We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our dynamic and fast-paced environment to support this mission.
  • The primary focus of this hands-on laboratory position will be to implement and apply molecular biology and biochemistry techniques, namely phage display, to support the antibody discovery process.
  • The successful candidate will work closely with Antibody Engineering scientists to deploy the above approaches to help discover novel antibodies for application across broad, multi-functional efforts geared towards therapeutic development.

Qualifications:
  • B.S./B.A. degree or higher in biology, chemistry, or related field.
  • 5-10 years of relevant industrial experience, ideally in a drug discovery setting.
  • Minimum years of experience: 5-10 yrs.?

Job Requirements

Skill Set Requirements:
  • Basic biochemistry and/or molecular biology lab skills, including:
  • RNA isolation
  • Bacterial culture
  • Phage display - PCR and ELISA (not required but would set a candidate apart. This is the primary function of this role, but RRP is willing to train the right candidate)
  • Molecular cloning and DNA/protein sequence analysis
  • Experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • Excellent record keeping and communication skills.
  • Excitement and enthusiasm to work in a dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
  • Experience measuring protein-protein interaction binding affinity using surface plasmon resonance is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Generate antibody phage display libraries and perform in vitro selections to identify candidate binding clones.
  • Interface with colleagues within Antibody Engineering to understand and address program needs to inform selection strategies.
  • Use high-throughout biochemical techniques (e.g. ELISA, surface plasmon resonance) to rigorously characterize antibody candidates.
  • Deploy molecular biology approaches (e.g. PCR, cloning) to enable rapid recombinant expression of candidate clones.
  • Maintain and share detailed records of results for facile transfer of binding clones to program teams for further characterization.

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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