Research Associate

Company : The Fountain Group LLC

The Fountain Group is currently seeking a ­­­­­­­­Research Associate for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in ­­South San Francisco, CA. Details for the position are as follows:

Job Description:

• Overview:
  • The Antibody Engineering Department leverages state-of-the-art approaches and technologies to Client and engineer antibody-based therapies to improve patient well-being.
  • We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our dynamic and fast-paced environment to support this mission.
  • The primary focus of this hands-on laboratory position will be to implement and apply molecular biology and biochemistry techniques, namely phage display, to support the antibody discovery process.
  • The successful candidate will work closely with Antibody Engineering scientists to deploy the above approaches to help Client antibodies for application across broad, multi-functional efforts geared towards therapeutic development.
• Key Responsibilities:
  • Generate antibody phage display libraries and perform in vitro selections to identify candidate binding clones.
  • Interface with colleagues within Antibody Engineering to understand and address program needs to inform selection strategies.
  • Use high-throughout biochemical techniques (e.g. ELISA, surface plasmon resonance) to rigorously characterize antibody candidates.
  • Deploy molecular biology approaches (e.g. PCR, cloning) to enable rapid recombinant expression of candidate clones.
  • Maintain and share detailed records of results for facile transfer of binding clones to program teams for further characterization.

Qualifications:
Required:

• BS in a life science
• 2+ years post grad industry experience
• Biochemistry / molecular biology experience
  • AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE: RNA isolation | bacterial culture | phage display | PCR (qPCR, RT-PCR, ddPCR) | ELISA | molecular cloning | DNA / protein sequencing analysis | surface plasmon resonance (SPR) | cloning / binding clones | in vitro selections | antibody characterization
• Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)

Preferred:

• Experience measuring protein-protein interaction binding affinity using surface plasmon resonance
• Drug Discovery

Soft Skills:

• Excellent record keeping and communication skills.
• Excitement and enthusiasm to work in a dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.

Compensation: $24.63-$35.38 per hour

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