Research Associate/Senior Research Associate

Terray Therapeutics • Monrovia, CA

6h • $72,000 - $106,000

About The Position

Terray Therapeutics is seeking a motivated, creative, and experienced cell biologist to join our biology team. The candidate will work with other scientists in the team to run a wide range of cell-based assays to evaluate hits from our screens and drive lead optimization.

Requirements

• BSc with 3+ years of research experience in the field of immunology, oncology, or related fields
• Extensive hands-on experience with cell culture
• Extensive hands-on experience with 96-well plate-based cell assays required, such as reporter assays, gene expression, qPCR, and ELISAs
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills and can thrive in a highly collaborative research environment
• Demonstrated technical proficiency, ability to troubleshoot to solve problems and to deliver high-quality data

Nice To Haves

• Background in drug discovery desired
• Proficiency in primary cell isolation, differentiation, culture and flow cytometry desired

Responsibilities

• Culture cell lines and expand primary cells to support cell assay team workflows
• Working closely with our assay scientists, run 96-well format cell-based assays specific to therapeutic targets of interest
• Use liquid handling robots to maximize efficiency for medium to high-throughput screening of small molecule hits from our affinity screens
• Record experiments in electronic notebook, analyze data and communicate results
• Support organization of lab and equipment as needed

Benefits

• Participation in the Company’s stock option plan
• A 3% retirement safe harbor contribution
• Fully paid health, dental, vision insurance for our employees, spouse, partner and families
• Above-market life insurance
• Disability coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level