Biologist at Planet Pharma in Thousand Oaks, California

Posted in Other about 2 hours ago.

Type: full-time





Job Description:

3 month contract with potential to extend

100% ONSITE Thousand Oaks, CA- 5 days onsite

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:
• Optimize and perform routine cell-based assays to support lead identification and mechanism-of-action studies in the development of new therapeutic agents
• Semi-independently plan and implement experiments, adapt readily to changing project needs and develop sophisticated problem-identification and problem resolution skills
• Maintain proficiency with the latest scientific literature and rationale surrounding drug targets and be an active contributor to the interpretation of results in group discussions
• Show excellent collaboration and communication skills as this role requires an ability to work closely with other scientists in the group and across company
• Adherence to good laboratory conduct, documentation practices, and safety guidelines

What You Will Do:

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will be a part of the Therapeutic Discovery organization joining the Lead Discovery and Characterization Department in support of small molecule drug discovery pipeline.
• Optimize and perform routine cell-based assays to support lead identification and mechanism-of-action studies in the development of new therapeutic agents
• Semi-independently plan and implement experiments, adapt readily to changing project needs and develop sophisticated problem-identification and problem resolution skills
• Maintain proficiency with the latest scientific literature and rationale surrounding drug targets and be an active contributor to the interpretation of results in group discussions
• Show excellent collaboration and communication skills as this role requires an ability to work closely with other scientists in the group and across
• Adherence to good laboratory conduct, documentation practices, and safety guidelines

What We Expect Of You:

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a scientist with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:
• Ph.D. degree training in cell and/or molecular biology or closely related field

Or
• Master's degree and 2+ years relevant experience

Or
• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a biopharmaceutical setting and desire to work in cross-functional environments
• Track record of developing, implementing, and performing cell-based screening assays in microtiter plates to support early drug discovery research
• Experience and understanding in methods for the analysis of cells (live-cell imaging, flow cytometry), proteins (HTRF, MSD, ELISA, western blot), and RNA (RT-qPCR, NGS)
• Subject-matter expertise in induced-proximity therapeutics, targeted protein degradation, or the ubiquitin-proteasome system
• Excellent time management skills and ability to establish priorities and meet timelines
• Familiarity with software and statistical platforms for data analysis (GraphPad Prism, R)

pay within this range will be commensurate with level of experience
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