Job Location : Irvine,CA, USA
Job Title Scientist II
Duration: 6+ months + with possible extension
Site: Irvine, CA
Job Description
Isolation & characterization of human blood cells and in vitro cell assays-
The contractor will request donor samples, isolate cells from human or monkey peripheral blood, set up cultures with isolated cells, perform cell stimulation or differentiation by test compounds, harvest cells, and supernatants, prepare these samples for further analysis; run ELISA, Luminex, or MSD tests to study immune-safety of compounds; analyze and present the data generated by these experiments.
What are the top 3-5 skills, experience, or education required for this position?
• BS or MS & 3-5 years of biochemistry or immunology lab experience
• Primary cell isolation and culture
• Sterile technique, pipetting samples, generating titrations/dilutions, dealing with cells, making buffers
• ELISA, or other ligand binding assay basics
• In vitro cell assays
• Enthusiastic, organized
Cell Culture (primary), Dilution and pipetting
Primary cells- mostly human blood cell-derived cells and some immortalized cell lines
Cell-based Assays- Primary cell assays, cell line cellular assays
What is a nice to have (but not required) skill, experience, education, or certification?
• Luminex, MSD or Gyros
• Flow cytometry
• Assay development experience
In what type of environment would this individual be working (i.e.: Team; Individual; type of office, etc.)?
• 100 % Lab, bench work, team, and individual work
Daily Work Schedule Expectations
M-F regular business hours
Interview Process: virtual interview 1st round with panel
Final interviews will be onsite for 1-2 hours
EEO:
“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”