Research Associate, California

Pay: $35 - $40/Hour

Duration: 6+ months

Overview:

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.

 

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 Skill Sets:

Nucleic acid handling

Microsoft Excel

DNA sequence alignment and analysis skill

 

Nice to Have Skill Sets:

Liquid handler operation eg Biomek etc

 

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in related science discipline