Research Associate II, Production

BigHat Biosciences•San Mateo, CA

1d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

BigHat Biosciences is seeking a self-motivated individual for a Research Associate II, Production role to power our high-throughput, automated platform for antibody production and deep molecular characterization. At BigHat we believe in titles that are commensurate with skill set, relative organizational impact, and value contribution; more or less experienced candidates are encouraged to apply, with the understanding that responsibilities and title would adjust as appropriate.

Requirements

BS in Biology or Chemistry, with 1+ year(s) of industry experience
Experience in process execution, laboratory method development, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Hands-on experience with, or interest in, automated liquid handlers (e.g. Hamilton, OpenTrons, Tecan, Agilent systems).
Experience with molecular biology techniques and general lab practices.
Efficient time management and ability to work on several projects simultaneously, in a dynamic start-up environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with members of a multidisciplinary team.
Excellent record keeping abilities to document experimental work and analytical data.

Nice To Haves

Experience with LIMS
Previous experience working with barcoding systems
Inventory tracking
Experience with Google Workspace tools (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)

Responsibilities

Perform automated and manual high-throughput processing on the BigHat platform, including DNA preparation, protein expression, and protein characterization.
Contribute to the scaling up of BigHat’s platform and production-grade data generation.
Support BigHat’s Platform Reagents & Assay Support (PRAS) function by contributing to in-house reagent manufacturing efforts.
Execute experiments to optimize the performance efficiency of BigHat’s platform.
Keep a detailed record of all experiments using BigHat’s documentation tools, and clearly communicate results and challenges.
Collaborate on the creation of laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sample processing.
Collaborate closely with BigHat team members to identify, design, and implement critical process and operational improvements to production workflows and laboratory systems.
Operate automated liquid handlers and analytical instruments to ensure all lab and platform operations run efficiently.