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Senior Research Associate, In vitro Pharmacology

Berkeley, CA 94704

Posted: 01/16/2025 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 616755 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

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Senior Research Associate, In vitro Pharmacology

Seeking a curious, driven, and self-motivated Senior Research Associate, In vitro Pharmacology. The successful candidate will report to the Associate Director of Pharmacology and provide laboratory support for research experiments across multiple therapeutic programs. Responsibilities will include performing tissue culture activities, conducting in vitro cell-based assays, running standard biochemical plate-based ELISAs, and helping with lab operations.


Responsibilities
  • Play a significant role in overseeing tissue culture activities including cell line maintenance and banking as well as performing in vitro cell-based assays.
  • Perform cell-based assays for characterizing drug activities, for example: using reporter cell lines for signaling readouts and measuring cell viability or cytotoxicity using fluorescence-based methods.
  • Carry out biochemical plate-based ELISA assays for characterizing protein-protein interactions.
  • Contribute to writing standard operating protocols (SOPs) and help establish guidelines and processes for efficient conduct and experimentation in a tissue culture setting
  • Be a team player and help with Lab Operation duties as needed (ordering, waste management, instrument maintenance)
  • Analyze and communicate data to the Discovery Research Team and at times broader teams

Qualifications
  • BS, MS, or equivalent degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field with 5 years research experience in molecular and cellular biology, assay development, or field related to drug discovery
  • Direct hands-on experience supporting in vitro cell-based research efforts in a collaborative drug discovery setting
  • Experience with flow cytometry methods and assays would be a plus but not required
  • Ability to translate research techniques and processes into standard lab protocols and SOPs
  • Capacity to work on multiple projects in parallel, closely track progress, and operate within project timelines
  • Good communication skills, ability to present data clearly in a group setting and to a variety of audiences
  • Familiar with standard software for data analysis: Excel, GraphPad Prism, etc.
  • Strong team player, self-motivated, sense of humility, curious, persistent, big heart

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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.