Sr Scientist

Title: Sr Scientist

Duration: 1 year

Location: South San Francisco, CA 94080

Job Description:

Tumor bank support to process tissues, manage inventory, distribute samples, organize data, interact with CROs, and support assay development.

What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position:

1. Tissue culture

2. Organization

3. Communication

4. Primary human samples/assays

5. Immunoncology

6. Flow Cytometry Required (multi-parameter)

7. Spectral Flow experience preferred

Summary:

The Immune-oncology Discovery group is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Research Scientist to support our human tumor bank. This individual will be responsible for receiving, preserving, and storage human tissues that arrive regularly; managing sample inventory and metadata; and collaborating with groups across Oncology Discovery to develop assays and deliver samples that will drive the Oncology pipeline forward; and support exploratory efforts to establish complex in vitro models. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, careful, highly organized, and collaborative. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

* Receive, process, and preserve human primary tissues in a timely manner

* Maintain an up-to-date inventory of samples

* Submit samples for RNA, mutation, and Lunit AI analysis

* Collaborate with Discovery groups to deliver samples suitable for assays

* Collaborate with Data Sciences to manage sample metadata

* Support assay development with primary human tissues

* Support complex in vitro model development

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* PhD with 0-5 years of experience, BS or equivalent and extensive, typically 10+ years of experience; MS or equivalent education with typically 8+ years of experience

* Demonstrated experience (5+ years) supporting Immune-oncology research or related therapeutic areas, preferably in an industry setting.

* Expertise working with primary human samples, including immune cells

* Familiarity with omics databases and biobanks.

* Excellent organization and communication skills.

* Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced environment.

* Flow Cytometry experience (multi-parameter)

Preferred Qualifications:

* Previous industry experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies.

* Experience with complex in vitro models.

* Experience managing metadata.

* Spectral Flow experience preferred