Research Associate I, California

Job Title:            Research Associate - I

Duration:            6 months

Location:            Foster City, CA

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: 

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,

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