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About the Role

This role supports genome engineering and synthetic biology initiatives, contributing to cell therapy development and disease-modeling programs. The successful candidate will support the Advanced Cell Engineering Hub in engineering and profiling cells for cell therapy development and disease modeling.

Responsibilities

• Engineer mammalian cells (cancer cell lines, iPSCs, primary cells) using lentiviral/piggyBac systems and CRISPR gene editing
• Optimize transfection and gene-editing workflows
• Troubleshoot and refine cell engineering protocols
• Characterize engineered cells using molecular and genomic assays
• Maintain, monitor, and quality-check cell lines in culture

Requirements

• BS/MS + 5 years industry experience or PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, or related field
• Strong hands-on mammalian cell culture experience

Skills

• DNA/RNA/protein extraction
• molecular cloning
• PCR/RT-PCR/ddPCR
• FACS
• CRISPR editing
• siRNA/shRNA
• SDS-PAGE
• immunoblotting
• cell-based assays
• NGS
• viral vector work
• Benchling
• SnapGene
• FlowJo
• GraphPad Prism

Location

• South San Francisco, CA

Work Type

• Long-Term Contract

Experience Level

• 5 years industry experience (with BS/MS)
• PhD

Education Level

• BS/MS
• PhD

Salary/Compensations

• $60-$65/hr on W2

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Sick Leave
• 401K

About the Company

• Our client is a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences.