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BigHat Biosciences is seeking a self-motivated individual for a Research Associate I/II, Production, role to power our high-throughput, automated platform for antibody production and deep molecular characterization.
Job Responsibility:
Perform automated and manual high-throughput processing on the BigHat platform, including DNA preparation, protein expression, and protein characterization
Contribute to the scaling up of BigHat's platform and production-grade data generation
Support BigHat's Platform Reagents & Assay Support (PRAS) function by contributing to in-house reagent manufacturing efforts
Execute experiments to optimize the performance efficiency of BigHat's platform
Keep a detailed record of all experiments using BigHat's documentation tools, and clearly communicate results and challenges
Collaborate on the creation of laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sample processing
Collaborate closely with BigHat team members to identify, design, and implement critical process and operational improvements to production workflows and laboratory systems
Operate automated liquid handlers and analytical instruments to ensure all lab and platform operations run efficiently
Requirements:
BS in Biology or Chemistry, with 1+ year(s) of industry experience
Experience in process execution, laboratory method development, optimization, and troubleshooting
Hands-on experience with, or interest in, automated liquid handlers (e.g. Hamilton, OpenTrons, Tecan, Agilent systems)
Experience with molecular biology techniques and general lab practices
Efficient time management and ability to work on several projects simultaneously, in a dynamic start-up environment
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with members of a multidisciplinary team
Excellent record keeping abilities to document experimental work and analytical data
Nice to have:
previous experience working with barcoding systems
inventory tracking
experience with Google Workspace tools (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
Experience with LIMS
What we offer:
Range of health insurance plan options through Anthem and Kaiser (monthly credit if benefit waived)
Dental, and vision coverage through Guardian
Additional well-being benefits through Nayya, OneMedical, Wagmo, Rula, and more
401(k) with company match
DTO, two weeks of company-wide shutdown, and 12 company holidays