Clinical Research Scientist

Job Description Job Title

Clinical Research Scientist - I

Foster City, CA

Onsite

12 Month

• Designing, validating, and performing cell-based, biochemical, immunology, and virology assays.
• Constructing and propagating mutant viruses.
• Evaluating EC50 of selected drug candidates against mutant viruses.
• Understanding MOA of lead compounds in clinical settings.
• Interpreting results.
• Proactively troubleshooting technical challenges and recommending potential solutions based on personal observations and/or literature searches.

• Plans and executes experiments that support research activities and project goals.
• Demonstrates and applies a high level of understanding of project goals and methods.
• With general guidance and direction, selects appropriate methods and techniques in performing experiments.
• Recommends creative solutions to problems, researches new methods and techniques, and may proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems.
• Works with limited to minimal supervision on projects of moderate scope and complexity.
• Participates in group meetings.
• Clearly presents results of work, interprets data, and draws conclusions regarding presented material and nature of work.

• Typically requires a BS/BA or MS degree in Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, or other related life science discipline, and a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience.
• The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in one or more of the following techniques:
  • Primary cell isolation and culture
  • ELISA/Luminex
  • Molecular biology techniques such as RNA/DNA isolation
  • qPCR
  • Cloning
  • Virus production
  • Immune cell functional assays
  • Multi‑color FACS
• The candidate should be a creative and goal‑oriented problem solver capable of working independently.
• The candidate must be able to process data and evaluate data quality, including recognizing anomalous and inconsistent results.
• The candidate should have strong organizational skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be able to work effectively in cross‑functional teams.