We are a national staffing firm with an array of Fortune 500 clients and are currently seeking a Research Associate for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in Foster City, CA. Details for the position are as follows:
Job title: Research Associate
Location: Foster City, CA
Pay: $40 - $42 per Hour
Job Description:
Job title: Research Associate
Location: Foster City, CA
Pay: $40 - $42 per Hour
Job Description:
- 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.
- He/she should be detail-oriented and have good organization and communication skill.
- 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.