Antiviral Discovery Lab Assistant I

Scripps Research; Mountain House (CA); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Retirement plan

Health & welfare plans

Flexible spending accounts

Vacation & sick leave

On-site parking

Descripción de la vacante

The Chanda Lab at Calibr is seeking a highly motivated individual to support antiviral drug and immune modulator discovery programs. Under this role, the ideal candidate will work in a team environment to support the execution of key high-throughput assays, develop new in vitro assays, and maintain virus stocks and cell culture lines.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field and 2+ years of experience.

Formación

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in biology, biochemistry, microbiology or a relevant scientific discipline.
• Requires 2+ years experience. Master’s degree, 1-2 years experience required.
• Troubleshooting capability and flexibility to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in working with viruses: stock generation, determining infectious titers, setting up in vitro antiviral assays are preferred
• Experience with cell-based and biochemical assays using methods such as high-content imaging, luminescence, fluorescence, and absorbance are required
• Experience with database interface and data analysis using Excel and Prism is preferred.
• Experience with automated liquid handling instruments is a plus.
• Experience with gene expression analysis (RT-qPCR, NextGen sequencing, etc.) is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

Responsabilidades

• Perform human primary cell and cell line culture, preparation of media and reagents.
• Compound handling and plate inventory.
• Execute high-throughput assays against for screening campaigns.
• Data analysis and lab notebook documentation.
• May provide interpretation and initial analyses of results.
• May assist in designing experiments to complete a segment of overall research plan.
• Perform other related duties, tasks and responsibilities as required or assigned.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Data analysis

Lab notebook

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in biology/biochemistry/microbiology

Herramientas

Excel

Prism

RT-qPCR

NextGen sequencing

High-content imaging

Descripción del empleo

The Chanda Lab at Calibr is seeking a highly motivated individual to support antiviral drug and immune modulator discovery programs. Under this role, the ideal candidate will work in a team environment to support the execution of key high-throughput assays, develop new in vitro assays, and maintain virus stocks and cell culture lines.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in biology or related field and 2+ years of experience.