Senior Clinical Research Associate

Meet Life Sciences Ltd.; South San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Meet Life Sciences Ltd. in California seeks a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate to support early-stage target discovery research, focusing on mammalian cell culture, assays, and data analysis. You will maintain cell lines, run validation experiments, and contribute to team scientific documentation.

The role involves execution of flow cytometry, ELISA, Western blotting, and protein quantification, with opportunities to train junior members and advance to independent project planning.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or related field.
• Mammalian cell culture experience with aseptic technique and cell line maintenance.
• Strong organization and documentation skills, plus collaboration.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced research environment.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain, expand, and cryopreserve mammalian cell lines and primary cells.
• Execute target discovery and validation experiments using cell lines and primary human samples.
• Perform laboratory assays, including flow cytometry, ELISA, Western blotting, and protein quantification.
• Support assay optimization, data analysis, and visualization.
• Maintain accurate experimental records using electronic laboratory notebooks.
• Assist with reagent preparation, inventory, and general laboratory operations.
• Present findings during team meetings and contribute to scientific documentation.
• Senior Research Associate: Independently plan experiments, troubleshoot assays, and train junior team members.

Conocimientos

Mammalian cell culture

Aseptic technique

Flow cytometry

ELISA

Western blotting

Protein quantification

Data analysis

Scientific documentation

Experiment execution

Collaboration

Benchling

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or related field

Herramientas

GraphPad Prism

Excel

R

Python

Benchling

Descripción del empleo

Research Associate / Senior Research Associate – Target Discovery

Duration: 1-year renewable contract with potential for contract-to-hire

Position Overview

Seeking a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate to support early-stage target discovery research within a fast-paced biotechnology environment. This role focuses on mammalian cell culture, cell-based assays, experimental execution, and data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, expand, and cryopreserve mammalian cell lines and primary cells using sterile technique.
• Execute target validation experiments using cell lines and primary human samples.
• Perform laboratory assays, including flow cytometry, ELISA, Western blotting, and protein quantification.
• Support assay optimization, data analysis, and visualization.
• Maintain accurate experimental records using electronic laboratory notebooks.
• Assist with reagent preparation, inventory, and general laboratory operations.
• Present findings during team meetings and contribute to scientific documentation.
• Senior Research Associate: Independently plan experiments, troubleshoot assays, and assist in training junior team members.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or related field.
• Hands-on mammalian cell culture experience, including aseptic technique and cell line maintenance.
• Strong organizational, documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced research environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ELISA, Western blotting, and protein quantification assays.
• Flow cytometry experience, including antibody staining, panel setup, and FlowJo analysis.
• Familiarity with GraphPad Prism, Excel, or other data analysis tools; R or Python is a plus.
• Experience with electronic lab notebooks, such as Benchling.