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Scientist Biology

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 01/16/2025 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Research and Discovery Job Number: 12001 Pay Rate: $34.00 - $42.00 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. They are among the world's leading biotech companies, with multiple products on the market and a promising development pipeline.

Duties:
  • We have a contract position opening for a talented Scientist 1 to join our Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology (BCP) Department.
  • This is a hands-on, laboratory based position.
  • The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for developing, validating and executing innovative biochemical and cellular assays to support small molecule drug discovery projects.
  • The candidate will work closely with BCP Scientists and may collaborate with other functional areas including Structural Biology, Chemistry and Cheminformatics.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience:
  • Completed MS in Biology, Immunology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, or a related field, with 1-2 years of wet-lab experience in academia or biotechnology
  • Experience with mammalian cell culture and biochemical assays
  • Excellent teamwork, communication, time management, and organizational skills
  • Additional desirable skills
  • Experience with cell based fluorescent and luminescent assays
  • Experience with recombinant protein /protein interaction assays is a plus
  • Practical experience in the design, development, validation and execution of experiments while not required, is highly desired
  • Familiarity with data analysis methods and software, including automated dose-response measurements, is advantageous
  • Familiarity with automated or semi-automated instrumentation

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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