Cell-Based Screening Scientist I (Automation & Data)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,962,000 - 100,289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision options

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins USA Discovery Services in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Scientist I to join its Drug Discovery team. You will support cell-based screening operations using automation platforms, plate readers, and liquid handling to enable large-scale screening campaigns.

Requirements include a B.S. in biological sciences with 2–5 years of relevant experience, hands-on mammalian cell culture, and data analysis skills (Spotfire or similar).

Qualifications

• B.S. in biological sciences with 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in an operations-type screening lab with mammalian cell lines is required.
• Experience performing and analyzing quantitative cell-based and/or biochemical assays is required.

Responsibilities

• Screening cell-based assays in an operations setting using plate readers and lab automation.
• Lead for assigned assay sets, develop weekly assay schedule and execute assays with minimal supervision.
• Coordinate multiple projects including large-scale safety pharmacology panels, routinely scheduled screens, HTS campaigns, and ad-hoc requests.
• Maintain 25+ cell lines and provide screening plates or ready cells per business needs.
• Support compound management using acoustic dispensing.
• Optimize screening assays to improve turnaround time (TAT).
• Coordinate cross-site screening facility efforts and train new staff.
• Maintain data with CBIS, perform data QC and generate customer reports.

Skills

Mammalian cell culture

Cell-based assay execution

Data analysis

Lab automation familiarity

Education

B.S. in Biological Sciences

Tools

Excel

GraphPad Prism

Spotfire

Job description

Eurofins USA Discovery Services in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Scientist I to join its Drug Discovery team. You will support cell-based screening operations using automation platforms, plate readers, and liquid handling to enable large-scale screening campaigns.

Requirements include a B.S. in biological sciences with 2–5 years of relevant experience, hands-on mammalian cell culture, and data analysis skills (Spotfire or similar).