Scientist 2, In Vivo Pharmacology

Poseida Therapeutics Inc • San Diego, CA

73d • $32 - $60 • Onsite

About The Position

Our In Vivo Pharmacology team is made up of collaborative, perceptive, out-of-the-box thinkers focused on the development and execution of in vitro assays. Our team partners closely with our various research teams executing important work to support our oncology and rare disease gene therapy studies with a focus on single treatment cures for patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, high school diploma or equivalent and at least four (4) plus years of previous tissue culture experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Ability to perform large scale tissue culture.
• Ability to follow all aspects of aseptic cell culture technique including adherence to regulatory guidelines.
• Ability to follow established in vitro SOPs and create new ones as required.
• Must be organized, detail-oriented and have excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to withstand sustained periods of physical activity such as standing, bending, stooping, reaching above shoulder level and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities are lab based and include tissue culture thaw, initiation, maintenance, expansion, and cryopreservation of suspended and adherent mammalian cells, for large scale in vivo studies.
• Execution and troubleshooting protocols for thawing, seeding, expansion, and cryopreservation. Proposes creative tissue culture solutions.
• Experience culturing immune cells such as T cells, NK cells, etc.
• Reports observation and progress of cell cultures.
• Preparation of media, buffers and reagents as required.
• Experience with immunohistochemistry techniques such as sectioning, staining, and imaging.
• Experience with flow cytometry techniques a plus.
• Keeps organized detailed study records and communicates progress.
• Maintains in vitro documents to comply with regulatory requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees