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Research Associate II

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 03/14/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 618349 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Duties:    
  • Maintenance of a highly functioning in vivo and ex vivo labs, working with other members of the In Vivo Pharmacology group and other cross-functional scientists.
  • Proficient in basic animal handling, including blood sample collection and necropsy with organ/tumor sample collection.
  • Setup and execution of in vivo studies using xenograft mouse models of solid tumors including animal preparation/surgery, tumor implantation (s.c., i.p., i.v., or orthotopic), preparation and dosing of therapeutic T cells and other agents via various routes of administration, tracking of tumor growth (eg., bioluminescence/fluorescence, and caliper measurements), collection of blood, tissue, tumor samples, and monitoring of animal health.
  • Ex vivo study responsibilities include cell culture, collection and processing of organs and tumor samples for immunological and pathological analysis.
  • Collection, entry, analysis, and presentation of study data to project teams.
  • Generation and maintenance of electronic lab notebook (ELN) reports, including basic statistical data analysis.
Skills:    
  • Data analysis using software packages (FlowJo, FCS Express, Prism).
  • Cell therapy experience is ideal, more complex experience a plus.
  • Proficient in sterile tissue culture technique and experience working with human cells.
  • Experience with flow cytometry assays and analysis.
  • Experience in data production.
  • Additional specific experience related to the area of focus may be required
Preferred Experience
  • Proficient in executing various xenograft tumor models using immunocompromised and immune-competent mice with adoptive T cell transfer.
  • Proficient with mammalian cell culture techniques such as cell line passaging, cryopreservation and cell thawing, and cell counting.
  • Proficient using and analyzing high-parameter flow cytometry.
Education:    
  • BSc in biotechnology, molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, oncology or related field with a minimum of 5 years’ experience within the area of focus
  • MSc in biotechnology, molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, oncology or related field with a minimum of 3 years’ experience within the area of focus





Pay Rate Range: $40-50/hr depending on experience 

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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.