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Research Associate, Cancer Immunology - Contractor

Redwood City, CA 94063

Posted: 04/15/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 618533 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

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Research Associate, Cancer Immunology - Contractor

As a key member of our dynamic Cancer Immunology team, you will have proven expertise in:

  • Tissue culture of multiple cancer cell lines simultaneously to support experimental efforts.

  • Experience in immune cell culture and functional assays, such as T cell proliferation, suppression, killing, antigen presentation, and/or phagocytosis assays to support target identification and validation efforts.

  • Flow cytometry, including cell staining, processing, and data analysis.

  • Ex vivo experiments, including murine tissue collection, dissociation, and processing for downstream applications.

  • Data analysis and lab note documentation.

  • Work independently and collaboratively with team members.

  • Participate in routine lab and equipment maintenance.

  • Excellent team member, collaborator, and communicator

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

  • Excellent team member, collaborator, and communicator

  • Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Science with 3+ years of experience in a cell biology/cellular assay development role. Title will be adjusted according to experience.

  • Deep expertise with mammalian cell culture across various cell types (primary and immortalized) and growth conditions. Demonstrated experience handling (maintaining, passaging, plating) multiple cell lines at once.

  • Immuno-oncology-related in vitro assays experience.

  • Hands-on experience with a wide range of cellular assay techniques (including, but not limited to, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, MSD, qPCR) suitable for target identification and/or compound characterization.

  • Highly organized and excellent record keeping skills.

  • Innovative, proactive team-players with high energy who will thrive in our fast-paced drug discovery and development environment.

Preferred Skills:

  • Demonstrated proficiency with relevant assay readout technologies (e.g., CellTiter-Glo, AlphaLISA, MSD).

  • Experience with automation (e.g., robotic liquid handlers, cell seeders, etc.)

  • Familiarity with data processing, curve fitting, and visualization tools to analyze small and large datasets (e.g., GraphPad Prism, Genedata Screener, D360, or Spotfire).

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.

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.