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Scientist III (Immunology Discovery, Barreira Lab)
Tailored Management
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- Manager or above
- 1 month ago
- $48.89 – $83.23 / hour
1 month ago
Location: 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Contract Duration: 3 Months (Potential for Extension or Full-Time Conversion)
Pay Rate: $48.89–$83.23/hour (W2)
Benefits: Weekly Pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Work Model: Fully Onsite
Schedule: Monday–Friday, Standard 8-Hour Shift (40 Hours/Week)
Interview Process: Two Rounds
- Hiring Manager – 30 minutes
- Onsite Panel Interview – 60 minutes
Job Summary
Our Client's Department of Immunology Discovery is seeking acreative, self-motivated, and collaborative Scientist III to join its research team in South San Francisco.
The selected candidate will contribute to innovative research focused on understanding howintracellular pathways regulate immune cell phenotypes, tissue migration, and inflammation. This is a highly hands-on laboratory position requiring strong expertise inmolecular biology, biochemistry, and cellular immunology.
The Scientist III will design and execute experiments to investigate disease pathways, validate therapeutic targets, and support cutting-edge immunology research. The role also involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across Genentech to advance research objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. or equivalent in Immunology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
- Hands-on experienceisolating immune cells for downstream analysis.
- Strong practical experience withcellular and molecular immunology techniques.
- Experience withprimary cell isolation from human blood.
- Hands-on experience conductingin vitro immunological assays.
- Experience withmultidimensional flow cytometry.
- Strongoral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to applycreative problem-solving to complex research challenges.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment and align with Genentech’s culture and standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience withcell engineering, including:
- Protein overexpression
- CRISPR-mediated knockout (KO) techniques
- Hands-on experiencecollecting tissues from rodents, such as:
- Colon
- Spleen
- Lymph nodes
- Bone marrow
- Experience analyzingsingle-cell RNA-seq or bulk RNA-seq data.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is ahands-on immunology scientist with strong experience in primary immune cell isolation, cellular assays, and multidimensional flow cytometry. Candidates who also bring expertise incell engineering, CRISPR, rodent tissue collection, and/or RNA-seq data analysis will be especially competitive.
This role is best suited for someone who enjoys working at the laboratory bench, solving complex biological questions, and collaborating with cross-functional research teams to advance therapeutic discovery.
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