Senior Research Associate

About the role

A leading biotech organization is seeking a Senior Research Associate to join their innovative research team. In this lab-based role, you will design, execute, and troubleshoot complex cellular and immune-based assays to accelerate the discovery of novel cancer therapies.

Responsibilities

• Culture, maintain, and characterize mammalian cell lines, organoids, tumoroids, and advanced 2D/3D cellular models.
• Design and execute functional immune assays, including T cell activation, T cell killing, TDCC, ADCC, and cytokine release.
• Conduct standard molecular and cellular assays, including qPCR, ELISA, Western blotting, and cell viability/proliferation assays.
• Perform flow cytometry experiments, including sample preparation, staining, acquisition, and analysis.
• Work with primary human immune cells and tumor samples to evaluate immune-mediated anti-tumor activity.
• Analyze, interpret, and present high-quality experimental data to cross-functional project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, or a related discipline.
• 1+ years of lab research experience in an academic or biotech/pharma setting.
• Hands-on experience with organoid culture or advanced 3D cellular model systems.
• Strong expertise in mammalian cell culture, sterile techniques, and cell banking.
• Demonstrated experience with T cell biology and functional immune-cell-based assays (TDCC, ADCC, or cytokine release).

Preferred

• Master's degree in a relevant life sciences discipline.
• Experience with flow cytometry data analysis tools (e.g., FlowJo, GraphPad Prism).
• Direct experience working with primary human samples or patient-derived tumor models.

Pay & Schedule

• Contract position
• $40 - 47 per hour
• 9 to 5 work hours
• Location: South San Francisco, California

Skills

• Cell Biology
• Flow Cytometry
• Cell Cultures
• Mammalian Cell Culture