Job description
At Adaptive, we're Powering the Age of Immune Medicine. Our goal is to harness the power of the adaptive immune system to transform the way diseases are diagnosed and treated.
As an Adapter, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives. With Adaptive, you'll create a career highlight through collaboration with bright, curious colleagues working at the apex of innovation and application.
It's time for your next chapter. Discover your story with Adaptive.
Position Overview
We are currently looking for a Research Associate II, who will execute screening experiments to map TCR/antigen specificity.
Antigen Map is a collaborative project between Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft which will use immune sequencing coupled with machine learning to decode the relationship between a T cell receptor sequence and its antigen specificity. As a member of the Antigen Map Production Lab, you will be directly responsible for general lab and assay support, setting up and running cell-based assays, performing some cell sorting and running plate-based binding assays to generate this TCR-Antigen Map
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Primary human immune cell isolation, expansion, and stimulation.
- Current experience or the desire to acquire skills on Cell cytometer for cell sorting, troubleshooting sorter issues and some cell sorter maintenance.
- Identify and respond appropriately to unexpected observations or results
- Collaborate with team members to allocate and execute daily activities in dynamic lab environment
- Formulate reagents and stock supplies as needed to support operations
- Other duties as assigned
Position Requirements (Education, Experience, Other)
Required
- Bachelor's degree in biological science or other related field
- 2+ years of experience with immunological techniques or cell isolation/culture
Preferred
- Experience with flow cytometry and cell sorting operations
- Prior experience working to Standard Operating Procedures and documenting batch records a plus
- Prior experience at a biotechnology or biopharmaceutical company desirable
- Comfortable working in a team lab environment with experimental handoffs between team members being the daily norm
- Exceptional communication with team, organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet defined deadlines
Working Conditions
Flexibility to workdays of uneven duration and/or outside of core business hours as necessary is desired.
Physical Requirements
Position requires sitting or standing for much of the workday. Ability to lift and carry 30 lbs. is needed. Some data entry into computer systems is also required. Position involves working in a laboratory handling human biological specimens.
Compensation
Salary Range: $62,200 - $93,400
Other compensation elements include:
- equity grant
- bonus eligible
Interested in this position, but don't meet all the requirements? Adaptive is committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams across our organization. Please consider applying even if your experience doesn't match all the qualifications; you may be the exact candidate we're searching for!
Adaptive is not currently sponsoring candidates requiring work authorization support for this position.
Adaptive's benefits at-a-glance.
Adaptive Biotechnologies is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Please refer the Equal Employment Opportunity Posters for more information. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email hr@adaptivebiotech.com.
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