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Cell Culture Research Associate

S San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 04/16/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 619102 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target Pay Rate: 50-68.68/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Description: 

We are seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and highly motivated cell culture and molecular biologist to join our mammalian cell line development group. This is an up to 3-year contractor position.

The successful candidate will work on host cell line development using industry-leading targeted integration technology, with the aim of improving recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (rAAV) manufacturing for gene therapy applications. Expertise in cell culture, process development, and molecular biology techniques are needed.

This is an ideal position for a researcher who is enthusiastic about research, innovation, and drug development experience in gene therapy. As such, the position requires excellent communication and problem-solving skills, the desire to continuously learn about the gene therapy and drug development process, and a passion for helping patients through advancement in gene therapy technologies. The successful applicant will work independently under minimal supervision to design and execute multiple experiments in parallel. Qualifications Required:
  • A PhD degree with 0+ years of industry experience, or a Master's/Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of industry experience in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, virology, biotechnology, bioengineering, chemical engineering or other related disciplines.
  • Relevant mammalian cell culture experience in HEK293 cells
  • Relevant molecular biology experience (molecular cloning, western blotting, qPCR, ddPCR, etc)
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills

Desired:
  • Stable cell line generation experience
  • Relevant rAAV production experience
  • Relevant rAAV purification experience
  • Relevant rAAV characterization experience

Planned office work location (No Value) Does On Call apply for this position? No

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Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.