Research Associate

3 weeks ago


San Francisco, California, United States University of California Full time
Job Summary

This Staff Research Associate II will lead and assist with analytical assay development, assay validation, and sample analysis for drugs and biomarkers central to the UCSF Drug Research Unit's research for drug development and pathogenesis of HIV, HIV cure, malaria, pediatrics transplant/oncology, and other disease states.

The Drug Research Unit (DRU) is a biomedical research and training program in which faculty, postdoctoral fellows, residents, and students carry out drug research, with emphasis on pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). It is the home of the research programs of Francesca Aweeka, PharmD (Director Emerita), Liusheng Huang, PhD (Co-Director), and Amelia Deitchman, PharmD, PhD (Co-Director). The DRU also serves as a Pharmacology Core for the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR).

Our research focuses on clinical-translational pharmacology study design, development of highly sensitive LC-MS/MS assays for quantitation of drugs and biomarkers, statistical and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (drug exposure-response) analyses, disease pathogenesis and biomarker analysis, computational support for statistical analyses, and collaborative project planning and grant writing.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and assist with analytical assay development, assay validation, and sample analysis for drugs and biomarkers.
  • Work directly under the direction of the DRU Lab manager, alongside co-Directors, lab staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and student interns.
  • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to execute tasks efficiently and professionally.

Requirements:

  • BA/BS in chemistry or a related science and one or more years of recent, directly related work experience, utilizing the techniques or methods required by the position.
  • Experience/training utilizing the HPLC, LC-MS, and/or LC-MS/MS for assay development, and sample analysis.
  • Ability to communicate and work with diverse, cross-disciplinary teams.

About UCSF:

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.

We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care.



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