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Therapeutic Research Associate

Epinoma · San Carlos, California · On-site

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About Epinoma

We engineer proteins that control the operating system of biology. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Epinoma is hiring a Therapeutic Research Associate in San Carlos, California. The full description is on Epinoma's site.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelors or Masters of Science [Senior RA Only] in Cellular Biology or related field. New graduates with at least 6 months of relevant lab experience are welcome to apply
  • Basic experience in Tissue culture and cell line maintenance
  • Proficiency in PCR methods, DNA Binding, Western Blotting, ELISA, ChIP, immunostaining, and multiplexed protein assays
  • Experience with different cloning methods is desirable
  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Collaborative attitude with eagerness to learn
More about this role
  • Doing routine cell culture to maintain different cell lines, primary cells, etc.
  • Conducting transfection, transduction and nucleofection to introduce genes of interest into cell lines.
  • Doing basic imaging and flow cytometry to analyze expression.
  • Creating Cell line stocks and maintaining a record.
  • Creating and maintaining a meticulous record of plasmid/bacterial stocks.
  • Plasmid isolation, bacterial culture and maintenance.
  • Conduct cloning of genes of interest, regulatory elements, and vector components using various methods and requirements for quality control and accuracy.
  • Maintain detailed and organized records of experimental conditions, vector analysis, bacterial stocks, project data, and results.
  • Contribute to the analysis of technical data and adaptation and improvement of routine methods.
  • Operate, maintain, and clean equipment, maintain/order supplies, and manage waste.
  • Maintain timely and detailed entries into an electronic notebook and database.
  • Assist in refinement and development of company SOPs.
  • [Senior RA Only] Independently design experimental plans with some supervision of research scientists.
  • [Senior RA Only] Coordinate and delegate...

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