Sr Lab Ops Specialist

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Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Lab Ops Specialist Flow Cytometry to join the Flow Cytometry Core team within the Gilead Sciences Research Department. The successful candidate will support the daily operations of the flow cytometry core laboratories ensuring a high-functioning environment that meets the needs of Gileads Oncology Inflammation and Virology therapeutic areas.

Key responsibilities include maintaining and troubleshooting instrumentation performing startup shutdown daily cleaning and QC procedures. The role also involves training and advising users on conventional spectral and imaging cytometry platforms as well as performing cell sorting. The candidate will troubleshoot flow-based assays to deepen our understanding of disease pathobiology and assist with lab inventory and automation.

Main responsibilities:

• Perform instrument calibration maintenance and cleaning to ensure optimal performance
• Troubleshoot and diagnose complex instrumentation issues; perform repairs or coordinate with field engineers
• Conduct multiparameter cell sorting including setup and operation of sorters; optimize sorting conditions for specific assays (BSL2 sorting experience is a plus)
• Share best practices and provide expert guidance on panel design sample preparation and assay optimization
• Execute experiments to validate and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs) for flow cytometry assays
• Assist and train core users in flow technologies experimental design and data analysis
• Communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing in a highly collaborative environment

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters and 3 years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelors and 5 years of relevant experience OR

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrate solid knowledge of conventional and spectral flow cytometry; experience with imaging cytometry is a plus (proficiency with BD Beckman Coulter ThermoFisher and Sony instruments is highly desired)
• Extensive experience with cell sorting
• Strong background in cell biology and immunology with technical expertise in cell-based assays
• Familiarity with BSL2 and aseptic techniques
• Prior experience in industry and/or a flow cytometry core facility
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to apply critical thinking to resolve assay and instrumentation issues
• Excellent verbal technical and interpersonal communication skills
• Highly collaborative quick learner resourceful problem solver and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Windows-based systems and able to quickly learn new software and hardware

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to and support research across Gileads departments. As a high-visibility collaborative position it allows you to impact cutting-edge scientific research while working in a dynamic cross-functional environment.

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