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Temp Associate Scientist/Scientist I - Translational Medicine

Redwood City, CA 94063

Posted: 04/04/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Data Sciences Job Number: 618771 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


 Temp Associate Scientist/Scientist I - Translational Medicine

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a motivated Temp Associate Scientist/Scientist I to join our Translational Medicine team. The selected candidate will play a vital role in supporting clinical biomarker leads in developing and implementing biomarker strategies for RAS(ON) inhibitor clinical trials. This role offers the chance to work in a collaborative and innovative environment, contributing to various ongoing clinical studies.

  • Collaborate with the Clinical Biomarker Lead, Biomarker Scientist and other Translational Medicine team members in Biomarker Operations and Clinical Bioinformatics to support the execution of biomarker strategies in early-phase RAS(ON) inhibitor clinical trials.

  • Conduct detailed review of clinically relevant documents for RAS(ON) inhibitor clinical trials to ensure rigorous validity of data accuracy and compliance with study protocol guidelines.

  • Work with Biomarker Operations and CROs to facilitate biomarker sample testing in various testing labs and provide timely updates on sample and data delivery metrics.

  • Maintain the inventory of biomarker samples to support study planning and biomarker data delivery for several clinical trials.

  • Perform quality control (QC) on study-related biomarker data and figures that lead to scientific presentations.

  • Perform basic analysis of biomarker data collected from clinical trials.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

  • A Master or a Ph.D. degree in cancer biology, cell/ molecular biology or equivalent

  • Coordination skills for managing sample inventories, providing data metrics, and handling large datasets across multiple projects.

  • Excellent organizational abilities, meticulous attention to detail, and effective time management with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

  • Excellent communication skills.

  • Proficient in GraphPad Prism and MS Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

  • Proficient in quality control of scientific data and figures.

  • Thrive in detail-oriented tasks and fast-paced, team environments.

Preferred Skills:

  • Knowledge or experience in oncology drug development and precision medicine.

  • Capability to analyze literature for clinical and scientific insights, specifically focusing on identifying biomarkers for relevant targeted therapies.

  • Knowledge of clinically relevant biomarker approaches across a range of technology platforms (NGS, RNAseq, IHC, mIF, qPCR/ ddPCR, etc.)

  • Understanding of clinical trial design and biomarker integration.

  • Familiarity with bioinformatics tools (R or Python) and SQL database.

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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.