Scientist – Discovery Biology/ T-cells

Dawar Consulting; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Paid Sick leave

401K

Job summary

Dawar Consulting seeks a Scientist – Discovery Biology/ T cells to join the San Diego team. The role focuses on discovery biology and T-cell based therapies, including non-viral T-cell engineering, high-throughput binder screening, and functional assays.

Work involves primary T cell handling, flow cytometry, and data analysis. This long-term contract position requires 2+ years wet-lab experience in industry settings, aseptic technique, and proficiency with FlowJo.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, or related biological science.
• Minimum 2 years of wet-lab experience, preferably in an industry setting.
• Strong aseptic technique and experience isolating primary T cells from PBMCs.
• Mandatory expertise in flow cytometry acquisition and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform non-viral engineering of primary human T cells using mRNA or transposon-based DNA systems via electroporation/nucleofection; monitor cell viability and expression.
• Isolate, maintain and expand primary T cells from PBMCs and Jurkat cells using aseptic techniques.
• Execute high-throughput binder screening and multi-color flow cytometry (FACS) to assess surface expression and phenotypic markers; analyze data using FlowJo.
• Conduct T-cell activation and functional assays, including cytotoxicity assays, cytokine profiling, and proliferation assays.
• Record protocols, deviations, raw data, and experimental results in ELN to support data integrity and filings.
• Support screening scale-up using liquid-handling robotics, as applicable.

Skills

Flow cytometry

Aseptic technique

T-cell biology

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Immunology or related

Tools

FlowJo

FACS

ELISA

Job description

Scientist – Discovery Biology/ T-cells

San Diego, United States

Our client, a world leader in life sciences and biotechnology, islooking for a“Scientist – Discovery Biology/ T cells” based in SanDiego, CA.

Job Duration:Long Term Contract(Possibility of Extension)

Pay Rate: $49.20/hr on W2

Company Benefits:

• Medical, Paid Sick leave,401K

Join the Discovery Biology team to support a high-priority binderscreening campaign for T-cell-based therapies. Characterize candidate binders(scFvs/VHHs) for potency, specificity, affinity, functionality, and safetythrough T-cell engineering and functional validation assays.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform non-viralengineering of primary human T cells using mRNA or transposon-based DNAsystems via electroporation/nucleofection; monitor cell viability,recovery, and synthetic receptor expression.
• Isolate, maintain,and expand primary T cells from PBMCs and Jurkat cell lines using aseptictechniques.
• Executehigh-throughput binder screening and multi-color flow cytometry (FACS) toassess surface expression and phenotypic markers; analyze data usingFlowJo.
• Conduct T-cellactivation and functional assays, including cytotoxicity assays (IncuCytelive-cell imaging/LDH release), cytokine profiling (ELISA/MSD/Luminex),and proliferation assays (CFSE).
• Record protocols,deviations, raw data, and experimental results accurately in an ElectronicLab Notebook (ELN) to support data integrity and regulatory filings.
• Support screeningscale-up using liquid-handling robotics, as applicable.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's orMaster's degree in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, or arelated biological science.
• Minimum 2 years ofhands-on wet-lab experience, preferably in an industry setting.
• Strong aseptictechnique and experience isolating primary T cells from PBMCs.
• Mandatoryexpertise in flow cytometry acquisition and data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-onexperience with non-viral T-cell transfection/electroporation ornucleofection.
• Experience withliquid-handling robotics and high-throughput screening workflows.
• Proficiency inFlowJo and functional T-cell assay techniques.