Research Associate, Research Scientist

Overview

We are a national staffing firm with an array of Fortune 500 clients and are currently seeking a Research Associate for a prominent client. This position is located in Foster City, CA.

• Job title:
  
  Research Associate
• Location:
  
  Foster City, CA
• Pay: $40 - $42 per Hour

• 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.
• The candidate should be detail-oriented and have good organization and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Geneious Prime or other sequence manipulation software is highly desirable.

• 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.