Scientist III (Immunology Discovery)

Our client, a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences, is looking for a “Scientist III (Immunology Discovery)”.

Location: South San Francisco, CA
Job Duration: Long-Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)
Rate: $80-$85/hr on W2
Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick Leave, 401 (k)

Position Overview

You will be contributing to groundbreaking research focusing on understanding the role of intracellular pathways in immune cell phenotype, migration to tissues and inflammation. This is a hands-on laboratory position and the successful candidate will implement and apply molecular biology, biochemistry, and cellular immunology to elucidate disease pathways and validate therapeutic targets. The role involves close collaborations with multidisciplinary teams to achieve research objectives.

Required Qualifications

• PhD (or equivalent) in immunology, cell biology, biochemistry or a related discipline
  
• Isolating immune cells for downstream analysis.
  
• Hands-on experience in cellular and molecular immunology techniques including primary cell isolation from human blood, in vitro immunological assays and multi-dimensional flow cytometry.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in cell engineering (e.g. protein overexpression methods, CRISPR-mediated KO techniques)
  
• Hands-on experience in collecting tissues from rodents (colon, spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow)
  
• Analysis of data from single cell or bulk RNA-seq is preferred.
  

If interested, please share your updated resume at hr@dawarconsulting.com/lakshmi@dawarconsulting.com.