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Senior Research Associate, Assay Technology Lead

2 months ago


Redwood City, California, United States Planet Pharma Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Research Associate/Senior Research Associate to join our Discovery Sciences team at Planet Pharma. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in accelerating our search for new oncology therapeutics.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and execute lead discovery screening methods and experiments to identify compound hits and advance them through hit-to-lead and lead optimization stages.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement biochemical and biophysical assays for hit identification and lead optimization, evaluating compound potency, selectivity, and mechanism of action.
  • Develop, characterize, and execute novel biochemical and biophysical assays to support screening and preclinical development.
  • Communicate scientific progress effectively to the Discovery Sciences team and facilitate project execution within established timelines.
  • Generate, manage, evaluate, and maintain critical data in an organized manner and disseminate data broadly to relevant departments.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of experience or Master's degree with 2-3 years of experience in biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, or related field.
  • Hands-on protein biochemistry experience (e.g., characterizing and analyzing protein-ligand or protein-protein interactions).
  • Experience with biochemical/biophysical assay development, validation, and troubleshooting.
  • Proficiency in execution of in vitro biochemical and biophysical assays suitable for the discovery, validation, or mechanistic characterization of target molecules (ITC, SPR/BLI, TR-FRET, fluorescence polarization, etc.).
  • Familiarity with data processing and visualization tools for data analysis and figure generation (e.g., R, Vortex, GraphPad Prism, Genedata Screener, etc.).
  • Attention to detail with excellent organizational, experimental data recording, and time management skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Innovative and flexible team-player with high energy and a demonstrated willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skills
  • Familiarity with automated liquid handling (SPT Dragonfly and/or Mosquito, Agilent Bravo, Tecan).
  • Experience with high throughput screening.
  • Facile with instrumentation, able to trouble shoot problems and work with engineers to generate successful solutions to technical limitations.
  • Rigorous, quantitative, detail-oriented experimentalist with an understanding of statistics.