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Research Associate I - Onsite
Contract: Foster City, California, US
Salary Range: 35.00 - 42.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 364773
End Date: 2025-10-02
Days Left: 6 days, 13 hours left
Position Details:
Industry: Medical Devices/Pharmaceutical
Job Title: Research Associate I - Onsite
Location: Foster City, CA 94404
Duration: 06+ months [+ Possibilities of extension]
Pay Range: $35-$42/hr
About the Role:
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The candidate will work under supervision to support the registration, validation, and migration of DNA vector batches into our inventory system.
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The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, preferably with laboratory experience in nucleic acid and liquid handler operation.
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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.
Responsibilities:
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Transfer samples into pre-labeled barcode-compliant matrix tubes using the appropriate liquid handling platform.
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Verify and update sample volume and concentration in the inventory spreadsheet.
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Submit transferred samples to CRO for Sanger sequencing and verify sequence identity using the Geneious Prime sequence alignment tool.
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Archive and register confirmed physical DNA stock in the inventory spreadsheet.
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Consolidate sample tubes into matrix tube racks, barcode scan all samples, and record barcode information in the spreadsheet.
Education & Skills:
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Bachelor’s degree in related science discipline with 0.5-3 years of experience
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Top 3 Required Skill Sets: nucleic acid handling, MS excel , DNA sequence alignment and analysis skill
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Top 3 Nice to Have Skill Sets: Liquid handler operation eg Biomek etc.
Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
Job Requirement
- DNA Sequencing
- Sequence alignment
- nucleic acid handling
- nucleic acid extraction
- DNA/RNA extraction
- Geneious Prime
- Sequence manipulation software tools
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- Niharika Shrivastava
- niharika.shrivastava@collabera.com
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