Temp Senior Research Associate, Cancer Immunology Job at Planet Group, Redwood City, CA

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  • Planet Group
  • Redwood City, CA

Job Description

Temp Senior Research Associate, Cancer Immunology
The Opportunity:


  • As a key player in our Cancer Immunology team, you will:

  • Use immunology techniques to perform cutting-edge studies,  in vitro and  ex vivo , to interrogate key scientific questions about established or candidate drug targets and therapeutic mechanisms

  • Support immune biomarker identification to inform patient selection for monotherapy and combination therapy strategies

  • Collaborate with biochemists, cell biologists and pharmacologists and other members of the team to generate new models and novel insights that fuel drug development

  • Manage and analyze experimental data and present experimental results at internal meetings and scientific conferences

  • In this lab-based role, you will:

  • Execute experimental strategies, using cellular and molecular immunological techniques, to investigate target biology and therapeutic mechanisms of action in  in vitro and  ex viv o immuno-oncology models

  • Expand our immune-based assay toolbox by implementing new technologies
Required Skills, Experience and Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Science with 4+ years of experience in a cell biology/cellular assay development role. Title will be adjusted according to experience.

  • Deep expertise with mammalian cell culture across a variety of cell types (primary and immortalized) and growth conditions. Demonstrated experience handling (maintaining, passaging, plating) multiple cell lines at once.

  • Hands-on experience with a wide range of cellular assay techniques (including, but not limited to, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, MSD, qPCR) suitable for target identification and/or compound characterization.

  • Rigorous, quantitative, attention to detail, keen to maximize efficiency.

  • Highly organized, and excellent record keeping skills.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to facilitate collaboration with project and departmental teams.

  • Innovative, proactive team-player with high energy who will thrive in our fast-paced drug discovery and development environment.
Preferred Skills:

  • Immuno-oncology assays such as T cell proliferation, suppression and killing assays, antigen presentation assays, phagocytosis assays, etc.

  • Experience with primary immune cells, including human PBMC handling, isolation and differentiation.

  • Incucyte cell-based assays.

  • Ex vivo experiments, including murine tissue collection, dissociation, and processing for downstream applications.

Job Tags

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