Job Description
Research Associate II
Location: 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Contract Duration: 6 Months — Potential for Extension or Full-Time Conversion
Pay Rate: $31.48–$35.38/hour (W2)
Benefits: Weekly Pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Work Model: Fully Onsite
Job Summary
We are seeking a Research Associate II with hands-on experience conducting small animal in vivo studies. This position will support animal monitoring, dosing, sampling, necropsy, organ collection, sample processing, and other study-related activities, including work involving infectious and/or biohazardous materials.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, adaptable, and committed to maintaining safe, ethical, and compliant laboratory practices.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Must-Have Skills
Technical Skills
Location: 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Contract Duration: 6 Months — Potential for Extension or Full-Time Conversion
Pay Rate: $31.48–$35.38/hour (W2)
Benefits: Weekly Pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Work Model: Fully Onsite
Job Summary
We are seeking a Research Associate II with hands-on experience conducting small animal in vivo studies. This position will support animal monitoring, dosing, sampling, necropsy, organ collection, sample processing, and other study-related activities, including work involving infectious and/or biohazardous materials.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, adaptable, and committed to maintaining safe, ethical, and compliant laboratory practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform small animal in vivo procedures, including:
- Animal monitoring and handling
- Dosing and sampling
- Necropsy and dissection
- Organ collection and processing
- Administer compounds using common dosing routes, including intraperitoneal (i.p.), subcutaneous (s.c.), and oral (p.o.) routes.
- Maintain accurate study records, documentation, and experimental data.
- Communicate study progress, observations, and results effectively with team members.
- Support day-to-day laboratory operations, including:
- Ordering and stocking laboratory supplies
- Inventory management
- Maintaining laboratory cleanliness
- Autoclaving materials
- Proper disposal of biohazardous and chemical waste
- Provide weekend and occasional weekday off-hours coverage as required.
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, or a related scientific field.
- 1+ year of hands-on small animal in vivo research experience, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong experience with:
- Small animal handling
- Animal dosing
- Sample collection
- Necropsy
- Organ collection
- Dissection
- Excellent communication, organizational, teamwork, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative research environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to independently design and conduct in vivo studies.
- Experience with ELISA, flow cytometry, or molecular biology techniques.
- Experience working with infectious and/or biohazardous materials.
- Familiarity with computational analysis of bulk RNA-seq or single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) data.
- Experience in a regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology research environment.
Must-Have Skills
Technical Skills
- Hands-on experience with small animal in vivo studies.
- Proficiency with common animal administration routes, including i.p., s.c., and p.o. dosing.
- Experience with animal monitoring, sampling, necropsy, organ collection, and dissection.
- Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret experimental data.
- Strong laboratory documentation and record-keeping skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of responsibility, accountability, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Flexibility to support changing study priorities and schedules.
- Commitment to laboratory safety and ethical animal research practices.
- ELISA experience.
- Flow cytometry experience.
- Molecular biology techniques.
- Bulk RNA-seq or scRNA-seq data analysis familiarity.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated research environments.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | South San Francisco, CA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $31.48–$35.38 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1968 |
| Website | https://www.tailoredmanagement.com/ |
About Company
CONNECTING TOP TALENT WITH TOP-TIER OPPORTUNITIES
Tailored Management is a global staffing firm that specializes in partnering with large organizations that run their contingent labor program in a VMS/MSP environment. We have the unique capacity to support programs across all scopes and geographic locations from a single headquarters, successfully elevating program performance across the board and minimizing costs, miscommunication and delivery times. But what do we really do? We bring together the best talent with the greatest opportunities.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Animal Researchunmatched
- Autoclaveunmatched
- Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
- Clinical Researchunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- DNAunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Dissectionunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Immunologyunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Laboratory Operationsunmatched
- Laboratory Techniquesunmatched
- Medical Wasteunmatched
- Microbiologyunmatched
- Molecular Biologyunmatched
- Necropsyunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Specimen Collectionunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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