Research Associate - Biology - II

This is an onsite Lab Role in Foster City**

Job Description
Specific Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly motivated creative and collaborative individual with a background in immunology and strong interest in investigating novel approaches to achieve drugfree remission or cure of HIV infection. The goal of our team is to rigorously test the most promising of these approaches so that we can rapidly advance them to the clinic and meaningfully improve treatment options for people living with HIV. Primary responsibilities will include: designing validating and performing novel cellbased immunology and virology assays; evaluating new targets and therapeutic approaches for curing HIV; supporting in vivo proofofconcept studies in models of chronic HIV infection; understanding properties of the latent HIV reservoir in experimental models and clinical settings; interpreting results and proactively troubleshooting technical challenges. The work will be conducted in a highly interactive and collaborative multidisciplinary scientific environment.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:
Plans and executes experiments that support research activities and project goals. Operates scientific equipment selects appropriate methods and techniques to perform experiments. With general guidance and direction selects appropriate methods and techniques in performing experiments. Presents data and works with immediate supervisor on problems of moderate complexity. Participates and presents data in group meetings.


Knowledge Experience and Skills:
Typically requires a BS/BA degree in Immunology Microbiology Molecular and Cell Biology or other related life science discipline and minimum of 12 years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will have handson experience in one or more of the following techniques: immune cell functional assays multicolor flow cytometry primary cell isolation and culture ELISA/Luminex molecular biology techniques such as RNA/DNA isolation qPCR cloning and virus production. The candidate should be a creative and goaloriented problem solver capable of working independently. The candidate must be able to process data and evaluate data quality including recognizing anomalous and inconsistent results. The candidate should have strong organizational skills strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively in crossfunctional teams.