Assoc. Scientist, Post Doc Fellow, Discovery Oncology Full-time

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program

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Our Research Laboratories' Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program aims to be a best-in-industry program for industrial postdoctoral researchers, designed to provide you with an academic focus in a commercial environment. With the resources, reach, and expertise of a large pharmaceutical company, postdoctoral researchers will be positioned to excel in an institution committed to breakthrough innovation in research and discovery.

Job Description:

We are looking for a motivated and highly skilled research postdoctoral fellow to join the Discovery Oncology team in our company's research lab, located at our South San Francisco, CA facility. The selected candidate will try to identify the regulation of biological function of an exploratory tumor associated antigen. The successful candidate should possess strong technical skills (experimental design, execution, analysis, and troubleshooting), be able to work independently and have excellent communication skills.

Education Minimum Requirement:

Ph.D. with 0-2 years of experience, preferably in Cancer Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Genetics, or a related scientific discipline or will be completing PhD by Fall 2025.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Strong knowledge in immuno-oncology.
• Experience with in vivo murine tumor models and ex vivo immune cell isolation/characterization.
• Diverse laboratory experience which includes molecular biology, flow cytometry, and/or immunological-based assays (e.g. ELISA, WB)
• Competence with data analysis and reporting tools such as GraphPad, Prism, FlowJo, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
• Ability to independently plan, recommend and complete research programs, to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Effective creator of executive-level presentations and documents

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Mammalian cell culture, cell line engineering (including Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) gene editing and/or reporter cell generation), and cell-based assay using cell lines
• Strong knowledge of gene regulation in mammalian systems.

Adaptability, Analytical Chemistry, Assay, Cell-Based Assays, Cell Cultures, Cell Culture Techniques, Computational Biology, Course Evaluations, Data Analysis, Flow Cytometry, Immunoassays, Immunochemistry, Immunology, In Vivo Mouse Models, Mammalian Cell, Mammalian Cell Culture, Mathematical Biology, Molecular Biology, Multi-Management, Parasitology, Programming Languages, Research Programs, Scientific Research, Scientific Writing

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: Domestic

VISA Sponsorship: Yes

Travel Requirements: 10%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date: 03/10/2026

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