About the Role
This role involves developing, optimizing, and executing various assays to support drug discovery and development programs within a leading biotechnology company.
Responsibilities
- Develop, optimize, and execute in vitro biochemical, ligand-binding, bioanalytical, and cell-based assays to support drug discovery and development programs.
- Perform and support the development of ELISA and other ligand-binding assays (LBA).
- Develop, optimize, and follow detailed assay protocols and experimental procedures.
- Generate high-quality, accurate, and reproducible experimental data.
- Develop and optimize automated assay workflows to improve laboratory efficiency and throughput.
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot automated assay platforms and laboratory instrumentation.
- Perform cell culture maintenance, passaging, and cell-based assays, as required.
Requirements
- BS or MS degree in Biological Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
- Minimum of 1 year of hands-on assay development experience in an industry setting.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with ligand-binding assays and bioanalytical assay development.
- Strong experience with ELISA or similar immunoassay platforms.
- Experience developing, optimizing, and executing laboratory assays.
- Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting automated assay platforms or automated liquid-handling systems.
- Experience with mammalian cell culture, cell maintenance, and cell passaging.
- Experience performing cell-based assays.
- Experience with mass spectrometry, including LC-MS or LC-MS/MS.
- Experience with biomolecular interaction platforms such as Octet/BLI or Biacore/SPR.
Skills
- Ligand-binding assays
- ELISA
- Bioanalytical assay development
- Automated assay platforms
- Experimental
- Analytical
- Documentation
- Communication
- Cell culture
- Cell passaging
- Cell-based assays
- Mass spectrometry
- LC-MS
- LC-MS/MS
- Biomolecular interaction platforms
- Octet/BLI
- Biacore/SPR
Location
- South San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Long Term Contract
Experience Level
- Minimum of 1 year of hands-on assay development experience in an industry setting.
Education Level
- BS or MS degree in Biological Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
Salary/Compensations
- $34/hr DOE
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid Sick leave
- 401K
About the Company
- Our client, a world leader in biotechnology.
