Job Description

Senior Research Associate, Genetic Pharmacology

W2 Contract-to-Hire

Salary Range: $87,400 - $108,200 per year

Location: Redwood City, CA - Onsite Role

Job Summary:

As a Senior Research Associate specializing in cellular and molecular biology, you will support the generation and utilization of complex genetically engineered mouse model (GEMM)-derived organoid and cell systems to support small molecule drug development. You will closely partner with our internal Model Engineering Core team to contribute to hands-on model development projects involving organoid and cell line generation, genome engineering, molecular validation, and in vitro characterization of engineered cancer models.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Generate, organize, maintain, and characterize in vitro GEMM-derived tumor models.
• Isolate organoids from mouse tissues.
• Culturing, selection, and banking of organoid and cell lines
• Conduct genetic manipulation (CRISPR, shRNA, etc.) of cells involving viral delivery and nucleofection of DNA and RNA components.
• Run cellular assays (e.g., flow cytometry, FACS, proliferation, viability) in the presence or absence of anti-cancer agents.
• Execute molecular biology protocols (e.g., DNA/RNA/protein prep, PCR, qPCR, western blot, JESS)
• Sample management, organization, and inventory
• Data curation, entry, organization, analysis, and presentation
• Contribute to the broader application of genetically engineered models in small molecule drug development as part of multi-disciplinary research and development project teams.
• Develop and apply internal experimental protocols and produce detailed documentation of procedures and data that comply with internal standard operating procedures and other quality criteria.
• Communicate and collaborate closely within a fast-paced and highly cross-functional team.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• M.S. or B.S. in cancer biology, genetics, molecular biology, or a related field
• 5+ years of lab experience, knowledge of and extensive hands-on experience in tissue culture, and basic molecular biology techniques in a relevant field
• Experiences with multiple genetic manipulation modalities such as lentiviral, CRISPR, and RNAi
• Familiarity with mid-throughput experimental design and execution
• Experience with cell and molecular biology assay development
• Basic understanding of cancer biology, including major cancer types, genes, and signaling pathways and categories of preclinical cancer models
• Demonstrated experience in executing and interpreting data from lab experiments.
• Thrives in a collaborative team setting and is motivated to innovate and contribute in a high-energy, small company environment
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with organoid isolation, culturing, and manipulation is preferred
• Translational research experience is a plus.

Bayside Solutions, Inc. is not able to sponsor any candidates at this time. Additionally, candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate.

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Desired Skills and Experience

Genetic pharmacology, molecular biology, cellular biology, cancer biology, lentiviral, CRISPR, RNAi, shRNA, PCR, qPCR, western blot, JESS, flow cytometry, FACS, assay development, translational research, lab

Job Tags

Contract work,

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