Life Science Research Professional

Job Description

Stanford University is seeking a Life Science Research Professional 2 to support research activities across the laboratories of Dr. Christopher Garcia and Dr. Anusha Kalbasi. The Garcia lab is a leader in structural biology, receptor signaling, protein engineering, and immunology while the Kalbasi lab focuses on cancer immunology and the development of engineered immune therapies. This position will play a key role in supporting in vivo and immunology-focused studies across both groups.

The successful candidate will serve as a central resource for mouse-based experiments and immune cell workflows, contributing to projects involving engineered cytokines, cytokine receptors, and CAR/TCR-based therapies. The role is highly hands‑on and will involve close coordination with multiple lab members to support ongoing studies.

Primary responsibilities include execution of in vivo mouse tumor models, including tumor implantation, adoptive transfer of engineered T cells, and treatment studies. The individual will also manage and maintain the laboratory mouse colony, including coordinating breeding strategies, performing genotyping, and ensuring timely availability of appropriately staged animals for experiments across projects.

In addition to in vivo work, the position will support cellular immunology workflows, including isolation, activation, and culture of primary immune cells, lentiviral transduction, and functional assays. Experience with flow cytometry (including multicolor panels and intracellular staining) is strongly preferred.

The ideal candidate will have a background in immunology, cell biology, or a related field, with experience in mouse models and basic molecular and cellular techniques. The individual should be highly organized, capable of managing multiple concurrent experiments, and comfortable working in a collaborative, fast‑paced research environment.

This role requires coordination with trainees and staff across both laboratories to ensure efficient execution of experiments and alignment with project timelines. The individual will also contribute to data organization, basic analysis, and documentation of experimental results.

Additional responsibilities include supporting laboratory operations related to animal protocols (APLAC/IACUC), biosafety compliance, and training of lab members in mouse handling and in vivo procedures.

This position is well suited for a research professional who enjoys hands‑on experimental work and playing a central role in enabling in vivo research across multiple projects. The position reports to the Principal Investigator(s) and works closely with lab managers and institutional support staff.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources  all other inquiries, please submit a contact form.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research mission.

The expected pay range for this position is $85,376 to $99,581 per annum.

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