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Immunology Scientist

The Fountain Group LLC

  • Foster City, CA
  • 30+ days ago
  • $58.04 Per Hour

Highlights

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in one or more of the following techniques: primary cell isolation and culture, ELISA, molecular biology techniques such as RNA/DNA isolation, qPCR, cloning and virus production, immune cell functional assays, and multi-color FACS. Specific Responsibilities: We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and collaborative individual with a background in virology, cell-based biochemistry, or immunology and strong interest in investigating Client approaches to achieve functional cure for people living with HBV, HDV and so on.

Numbers & Facts

LocationFoster City, CA
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Websitehttps://www.thefountaingroup.com/

Description

Pay: $58.04/Hour

Duration: 6 months

Onsite Position - Foster City.

Specific Responsibilities:
  • We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and collaborative individual with a background in virology, cell-based biochemistry, or immunology and strong interest in investigating Client approaches to achieve functional cure for people living with HBV, HDV and so on.
  • 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 HBV, HDV, HSV, etc.
 
Primary responsibilities:
  • Designing, validating and performing virology, cell-based biochemical, and immunology assays
  • Construct and propagate mutant viruses; evaluating EC50 of selected drug candidates against wt and mutant viruses
  • Understanding MOA of lead compounds in clinical settings
  • Interpreting results, proactively troubleshooting technical challenges and recommending potential solutions based on personal observations and/or literature searches.
 
Additional Duties:
  • Plans and executes experiments that support research activities and project goals.
  • Demonstrates and applies a high level of understanding of project goals and methods.
  • With general guidance and direction selects appropriate methods and techniques in performing experiments.
  • Recommends creative solutions to problems, researches new methods and techniques and may proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems.
  • Works with limited to minimal supervision on projects of moderate scope and complexity.
  • Clearly presents results of work, interprets data, and draws conclusions regarding presented material and nature of work.
 
Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a BS/BA degree in Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, or other related life science discipline and minimum 4+ years of relevant experience.
  • The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in one or more of the following techniques: primary cell isolation and culture, ELISA, molecular biology techniques such as RNA/DNA isolation, qPCR, cloning and virus production, immune cell functional assays, and multi-color FACS.
  • The candidate must be able to process data and evaluate data quality, including recognizing anomalous and inconsistent results.

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About Company

The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.

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