Research Associate, Biology
- Employer
- Bayside Solutions
- Location
- San Francisco, California, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Jun 24, 2021
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- Sector
- Academic / Research
- Field
- Conservation science
- Discipline
- Biology
- Salary Type
- Salary
- Employment Type
- Full time
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Job Description
Research Associate, Biology
Duties and responsibilities
Qualifications
B.S. or M.S. in Biology or related field with 2-5 years of hands-on work experience in biotech/pharma.
Research Associate, Biology
Duties and responsibilities
- Apply genetic methods (RNAi/CRISPR) to identify novel drug targets in human cancer cells.
- Assist in compound screening efforts, lead optimization, and detailed biochemical and cellular characterization of hits/leads.
- Develop and implement cell-based assays to measure on-target activity of lead compounds.
- Culture human and mouse cancer cell lines and provide tissue culture support for animal studies.
- Analyze, interpret and effectively communicate results and data to supervisor.
- Maintain well-written and accurate research notebooks detailing work undertaken.
- Effectively communicate ongoing work to supervisor and biology group members.
Qualifications
B.S. or M.S. in Biology or related field with 2-5 years of hands-on work experience in biotech/pharma.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with designing, executing, and analyzing cell-based mechanism of action experiments is required.
- Proficiency in quantitative plate-based biochemical and cellular assays for drug discovery efforts is required (e.g. protein assay, ELISA, Cell Titer Glo, etc).
- Proficiency in applying genetic methods to interrogate protein function is required (e.g. siRNA, shRNA, or CRISPR).
- Experience with western blotting, qPCR, and enzyme assay development is highly desired.
- Highly motivated with excellent problem solving abilities.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing project needs.
- Good communication, interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills are essential.
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