Senior Research Associate, Cell Biology

South San Francisco, CA (onsite)

6-Month Initial Contract

The Opportunity

• Perform hands-on cell culture tasks, including cell expansion, freezing, and inventory documentation using an electronic notebook (Benchling), with a focus on improving efficiency and optimizing processes
• Monitor cell growth and viability in culture flasks, dishes, or plates, and perform cell passaging at appropriate intervals to maintain healthy cell populations
• Support urgent and critical requests in the cell culture lab, delivering materials to aid key go/no-go decisions for early discovery programs
• Prepare protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed, while documenting all findings in Benchling
• Collaborate across departments to assess cell line needs and ensure strict adherence to project timelines
• Play a key role in shaping and evolving the team as the organization grows

Required Skills, Experience, and Educatio

• B.S./M.S. degree in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, or a related life science field, with 2+ years of hands-on laboratory experience in cell culture (experience in the biopharmaceutical industry preferred
• Strong expertise in aseptic techniques, concurrent maintenance of multiple cell lines, media preparation, mammalian cell culture maintenance, and cell cryopreservatio
• Proven experience in developing and troubleshooting mammalian cell culture systems and creating cell banks for various tissue/cell type
• Familiarity with 2D and 3D organoid culture systems is a plus but not require
• Proficiency in using electronic lab notebooks (such as Benchling) for inventory management, workflow execution, and data retrieval.