Job Description
Ready to launch the next step in your scientific career? Come join our dynamic and growing Drug Discovery team here at Eurofins! As a Scientist I, you'll be at the forefront of cell-based screening operations, utilizing advanced automation platforms, liquid handling systems, and analytical tools to support large-scale screening campaigns. If you're passionate about cell culture, enjoy tackling technical challenges, and want to work alongside a team of talented scientists driving meaningful discoveries, we'd love to hear from you.
Here's what you'll do:
- Be responsible for screening cell-based assays in an operations setting using plate reader such as EnVision or FLIPR instrumentation, liquid handling, and other lab automation.
- Serve as the primary point of contact and lead for assigned assay sets, responsible for developing the weekly assay schedule and independently executing assays with minimal supervision.
- Co-ordinate multiple projects simultaneously. This includes efforts for a bi-weekly large-scale safety pharmacology panel, routinely scheduled screens, HTS campaigns, and ad-hoc requests.
- Maintain all (25+) cell lines needed for the operation and providing screening plates or assays ready cells according to the business needs.
- Maintain inventory of bulk vials to sustain the business continuity.
- Support compound management by utilizing acoustic dispensing (Echo or ATS).
- Be in charge of optimizing screening assays to improve TAT.
- Coordinate cross-site screening facility efforts
- Set up training for new employees, establish and curate SOPs and routine QC.
- Be heavily involved in data management while optimizing workflow and remedy error prone steps and understand data management in CBIS.
- Independently analyze screening results, provide initial data QC using Spotfire or other data visualization tools. Perform large-scale data analysis and generate customer reports.
- Maintain accurate and organized records for all assay related work
The ideal candidate:
- B.S. in biological sciences with 2-5 years of relevant experience. Experience working in an operations type screening lab maintaining mammalian cell lines is required. Experience performing and analyzing quantitative cell-based and/or biochemical assays is required.
- Experience with data management, including databases; assay troubleshooting experience. Maintains accurate and organized records for assay.
- Skilled in mammalian cell culture, biochemical and/or cell-based assay design, execution, and analysis. Skilled with data management and analysis software (i.e. Excel/GraphPad Prism or similar). Outstanding oral and written communication skills. Excellent scheduling skills
- Skilled in assay troubleshooting and data management.
- Ability to work in the U.S. indefinitely without sponsorship
The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates within a commutable distance of San Diego, CA are encouraged to apply.
Pay rate range: $30.00 - $35.00/hr.
- Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays
Eurofins USA Discovery Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.