Job Title: Research Associate

Location: Foster City, CA 94404

Duration: 6 months

PR: $35/hr to $40/hr on W2

Description:

The contractor will work under supervision to support the registration, validation, and migration of DNA vector batches into our inventory system. The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, preferably with laboratory experience in nucleic acid and liquid handler operation. He/she should be detail-oriented and have good organization and communication skill. Proficiency in Geneious Prime or other sequence manipulation software is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Transfer samples into pre-labeled barcode-compliant matrix tubes using the appropriate liquid handling platform.
• Verify and update sample volume and concentration in the inventory spreadsheet.
• Submit transferred samples to CRO for Sanger sequencing and verify sequence identity using the Geneious Prime sequence alignment tool.
• Archive and register confirmed physical DNA stock in the inventory spreadsheet.
• Consolidate sample tubes into matrix tube racks, barcode scan all samples, and record barcode information in the spreadsheet.

Required Years of Experience: 0.5-3

Top 3 Required Skill Sets:

• Nucleic acid handling
• Microsoft excel
• DNA sequence alignment and analysis skill

Top 3 Nice to Have Skill Sets:

Liquid handler operation eg Biomek etc,

Unique Selling Point of this role:

Required Degree or Certification Bachelor’s degree in related science discipline