Tellus Solutions is in partnership with a committed Bay Area based biopharmaceutical company focused on providing innovative therapies. Your technical expertise as a
Scientist II in the area of
mammalian cell culture will contribute to our client's innovative therapies which will impact the quality and duration of life.
Job Description
Description - External
- The QTAS Department is seeking a highly motivated scientist to support the development and implementation of single cell-based flow cytometric (FCM) assays that enable development of Client therapies from the bench to the clinic.
- The desired candidate will work in a highly collaborative environment to develop pharmacodynamic assays that support internal decision making for preclinical studies and Ph1 clinical trials. In this laboratory role, the ideal candidate will perform hands-on assay development and will execute established assays to support candidate therapeutic modalities.
- The work encompasses immunophenotyping in varying matrices and optimizing FCM assays for fit-for-purpose use. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in biology, immune-oncology, immunology, molecular biology, biochemistry, or cancer biology and will be supervised by an established subject matter expert.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as part of a highly collaborative interdisciplinary team in an integrated early drug development laboratory.
- Work with different bioanalytical matrices to support FCM assay development.
- Conduct laboratory experiments to characterize and optimize flow cytometric assays.
- Execute existing pharmacodynamic assays using established SOPs to support early stage immune-oncology and immunology R&D projects in a detail-oriented approach.
Qualifications - External
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education with typically 0-3 years of experience, or Master's Degree or equivalent education with typically zero - two years of experience
- Experience with mammalian cell culture and/or isolating primary cells.
- Strong communication skills - verbal, written, and scientific data presentation.
- Ability to multitask and highly attentive to detail.
- Ability to learn, understand, and execute new scientific techniques.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including excel and word; ability to learn new software applications.
Preferred
- Strongly preference towards candidate with 2+ years of flow cytometry experience; experience with various Client instruments (i.e. Fortessa, Symphony) is highly desirable.
- Experienced with various flow cytometric analysis software including DIVA, FlowJo, FCS express, and GraphPad is highly desirable.