What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Research Scientist - CLD position at TekWissen ®?
Position: Research Associate - III
Location: Foster City, CA
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Pay Rate: $55-55/hr
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below job opportunity is with one of our Biotech clients who researches develop and commercializes drugs. The company focuses primarily on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza, including Harvoni and Sovaldi.
Job Description:
- The client has an opportunity for an industry experienced B.S./M.S. (plus 10 years) level scientist in our Cell Line Development (CLD) group at our Foster City campus facility.
- We are seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual to design and execute experiments to support targeted integration and cell line development for our rapidly growing biologics pipeline.
- The successful candidate will also contribute to the overall strategy of new technology development projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Proficiency with CHO cell culture.
- Ability to manage high-throughput cell culture screens (?5,000 clonal cell lines simultaneously)..
- Experience with single cell cloning, hitpick, and scale-up of suspension cell lines.
- Registration of cell lines in the client’s electronic notebook and documentation of cell growth metrics.
- The role with 100% in-lab focus for cell culture execution.
- Willing to learn hands-on laboratory operations such as molecular biology, shake flask, bench scale bioreactor and novel culture platforms.
- Contribute to written technical reports, Regulatory filing support, present in group meetings, and work cross-functionally to achieve common goals.
Qualifications/Skills/Experience:
- B.S/M.S. and 10 years, Ph.D. and 0-2 years of experience in a relevant scientific discipline (biology, bioengineering, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering).
- Excellent communication, technical report writing, and presentation skills and aptitude for creative problem solving.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and adhere to timelines.
- Ability to think critically and demonstrated troubleshooting skills.
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Salary : $55
