Virology Research Associate — Clinical Discovery

assemblybioinc; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Assembly Bio is seeking a Research Associate for Clinical Virology in South San Francisco to support antiviral discovery and data generation for study reports. You will work with the virology team to advance programs and generate critical readouts.

The role requires a motivated molecular virologist with strong assay development and data analysis skills, capable of thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative, BSL-2 setting at the South San Francisco site.

Qualifications

• Sc./M.S. or equivalent in Virology, Molecular Biology, or related field.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in industrial or academic settings.
• Experience with RT-qPCR, sequencing, cloning, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing of clinical isolates to assess replication, fitness, and drug susceptibility.
• Design and execute in vitro resistance selection experiments.
• Characterize resistance-associated substitutions by phenotypic and genotypic analyses.
• Generate and evaluate recombinant viruses with clinically relevant mutations.
• Conduct viral propagation, titration, infectivity, and replication assays.
• Perform nucleic acid extraction, qPCR, RT-qPCR, and related molecular assays.
• Collaborate with senior researchers to analyze data and prepare reports.

Skills

Virology techniques

Molecular biology

BSL2 experience

Data analysis

In vitro assays

Education

Sc./M.S. or equivalent in Virology or related field

Tools

qPCR

NGS

Sanger sequencing

GraphPad Prism

Mutagenesis

Job description

Assembly Bio is seeking a Research Associate for Clinical Virology in South San Francisco to support antiviral discovery and data generation for study reports. You will work with the virology team to advance programs and generate critical readouts.

The role requires a motivated molecular virologist with strong assay development and data analysis skills, capable of thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative, BSL-2 setting at the South San Francisco site.