Biochemist Associate

Company Description

Consider joining Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories where people are the most important element in our chemistry.  Celebrating 50 years of service, Lancaster Laboratories is a leading contract lab providing testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.

Job Description

• Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories PSS is searching for a biochemist to help expand biochemical and immunological assays applied to immunology and immunogenicity at our client site in San Diego, CA. The ideal candidate may be responsible for independently designing and performing experiments with the goal of understanding and assessing immunogenicity of biological drugs and will ultimately generate datasets to inform predictive models of antigen-specific immune response.

• Employee Responsibilities:

• Perform basic tasks to support tissue culture and maintenance of immune competent cell lines
• Perform basic cell-based assays with immunology research-related technologies (e.g. human whole blood, primary human leukocyte isolation, cellular activation and differentiation, FACS, cytokine assay, etc.)
• Perform experiments to characterize protein-protein interactions using PAGE, Western Blot, ELISA & SPR technologies
• Work with a cross-disciplinary team for data analysis
• Independently execute experiments, analyze, interpret, and present experimental data

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or similar discipline with 1 or more years of research experience in an academic institute, biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry

• Experience in running biochemical and immunological assays

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• M.S. in biology, genetics, molecular and cellular immunology, or a related biological area.
• FACS research technologies and analysis
• Experience in general cell culture, functional cell-based assays, or handling primary cells
• Experience with assessment of innate immune cell activation and/or antigen-specific immune response
• Consistent and careful attention to detail

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Compensation Range: $55,000-$60,000 

Position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.  Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of San Diego, CA are encouraged to apply.

Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services® (PSS) is a global, award-winning insourcing solution that places our people at our clients’ site dedicated to running and managing laboratory services while eliminating headcount, co-employment and project-management worries.

We infuse our 55-year track record of scientific and laboratory operations expertise, as well as HR and great place to work best practices, to recruit, hire, train and manage highly qualified scientists to perform laboratory services using our client’s quality systems and equipment.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your expected salary and possible start date via our career website.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.