Staff Research Associate IV

The Lundquist Institute is looking for a Full-time Staff Research Associate IV to join our team in our Torrance, CA location

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• MS degree in Life Sciences (Biology, Molecular/Cellular Biology, etc.), or comparable work experience.    
• Must have at least 2-3 years’ prior experience within a wet bench life sciences lab. 
• Requires advanced knowledge of biological processes    
• Advanced knowledge of biological processes                                                                                    

• Expertise in cell culture (primary cell and iPSC) and tissue culture
• Familiarity with micro-dissections                                                                                                          
• Expertise in molecular biology techniques (RNA, DNA extractions, rt-PCR, electrophoresis, ELISA etc)
• Expertise in protein assays (extractions, WB)                                                                                    
• Expertise in immunofluorescent staining and fluorescent in situ hybridization (RNAscope)
• Expertise in imaging (confocal, light sheet, live-imaging etc.)
• Familiarity in whole mount staining
• Familiarity with siRNA
• Familiarity with Flow-cytometry
• Ability to think independently and perform appropriate data analysis

• Can help contribute to manuscript preparation and grant submissions   Ability to work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines
• Ability to interact in an appropriate and professional manner

• Computer skills: working knowledge of MS-Office (Excel, Word, Power Point) is required.

Description of Duties:

•    Designing and performing new experiments                                                                                      
•    Troubleshooting experiments                                                                                                                
•    Tissue culture and treatments 
•    Basic data analysis
•    Cell culture and differentiation
•    Scientific writing: papers and grants
•    Directly supervise technicians and students in the lab
•    Organize and place orders for lab equipment and supplies

Benefits:

• Medical:  Regular full-time employees and their dependents are provided with a choice of HMO or POS group medical insurance benefits.  The cost for these benefits is shared between the Lundquist Institute and the employee.
• Dental:  Regular full-time employees and their dependents are provided with a choice of HMO or PPO group dental insurance benefit options, including orthodontic allowances.  The cost for these benefits is shared between Lundquist Institute and the employee.
• Vision:  Regular full-time employees and their dependents are provided with group vision insurance benefit options.  The cost for these benefits is shared between Lundquist Institute and the employee.
• Disability:  Eligible employees are provided with long-term disability insurance, which is fully paid for by Lundquist Institute   This insurance provides benefits if an employee becomes disabled due to illness, pregnancy, or injury for more than 120 days.
• Paid Vacation:  Eligible employees can accumulate ten (10) hours of vacation per month up to a maximum of 15 working days per year.
• Pension Plan:  The Lundquist Institute provides a retirement plan for eligible employees, which is fully funded by Lundquist Institute.  The Lundquist Institute makes an annual contribution based on each employee’s earnings in accordance with the provisions of the plan.
• Supplemental Retirement:  Eligible employees can participate in a 403(b) supplemental retirement plan which allows pretax contributions.  The Lundquist Institute offers a variety of investment options through Fidelity Investment, TIAA/CREF.
• Life Insurance:  Eligible employees are provided with group life insurance, which is fully paid for by the Lundquist Institute.
• Paid Sick Leave:  Eligible employees can accrue up to ten (10) days of sick leave per year.

The Lundquist Institute is a non-profit scientific research organization dedicated to saving lives not only in the greater Los Angles metro area but throughout the world. The Institute has over more than 120 principal investigators and 400 researchers in total — MD’s, MD/PhD’s, and PhD’s — working on over 1,000 research studies. We are academically affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and work in partnership with the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Our research is funded by many sources including grants from the NIH and other government entities, Industry and teaching contracts and royalties, as well as private donors and other non-profit foundations.

Position requires a background check and health clearance

Please apply on-line @ www.Lundquist.org

Equal Opportunity Employer