Research Associate, California

Title: Research Associate

Location: Foster City, CA

Contract Duration: 6 Months

Pay Range: $35.00 - $40.00 USD hourly on W2

Job 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

Any Disqualifiers? Non-organized