BioLegend develops world-class, cutting-edge antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, manufactured in our state-of-the-art facility in San Diego, CA.  Our mission is to accelerate research and discovery by providing the highest quality products at an outstanding value, along with superior customer service and technical support. Our product expertise covers a diverse set of research areas including Immunology, Neuroscience, Cancer, Stem Cells, and Cell Biology.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for developing cutting-edge recombinant protein/antibody products in the Molecular & Cellular Biology (MCBio) group. The research associate will be involved in developing new lines of recombinant protein/antibody products by supporting projects and team members. The duties include preparing buffer solutions and cell culture media, performing mammalian cells cultures, and purifying recombinant proteins/antibodies according to standard operating procedures. Other job responsibilities include transferring the products to other groups for testing, preparing product/project-related documentation, and maintaining the inventory and record for recombinant protein/antibody products. This role will also support R&D projects to increase efficiencies or develop new technologies for the group.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain mammalian cell culture and perform transfections
• Purify and further process recombinant proteins & antibodies to meet specifications
• Prepare various buffers and reagents for experiments while maintaining general upkeep of the lab
• Documentation of experiments and generation of reports in conjunction with other research staff
• Maintain batch records and other documentations that are essential to be in compliance with ISO13485:2016
• Effectively work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with many projects
• Critically analyze experiments and plan for future experiments

 iACT Competencies

• innovate – Be better, keep improving, be more efficient, creative, and be in the forefront of development
• Aspire – Have desire, purpose, and ambition challenging ourselves to push the limits and reach new heights
• Collaborate – Foster teamwork, common goals, selflessness, communication and mutual support
• Transform – Adapt, learn, re-invent and change for future development and growth

Minimum Qualifications – Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Biology or a related field
• Mammalian cell culture
• Well-organized and great attention-to-detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications – Education and Experience

• B.S. with 2+ years of relevant work experience or M.S. with  relevant work experience
• Expression & purification of recombinant proteins & antibodies
• Able to work with cross-functional teams and solve complex problems in practical ways
• Able to lead and help supervise more junior members of the team
• Effective communicator & presenter
• Lead/conduct experimental studies with minimal supervision

Condition of Employment

Concerns regarding COVID-19 continue as positive cases are experienced in the communities in which we operate. Please be aware that, as a condition of employment, BioLegend requires proof of COVID vaccination for all U.S.-based employees (subject to limited exceptions) beginning January 18, 2022.