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Research Associate I, Production
Job Location:
Job Location:
San Mateo, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 75000 - 88000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
2 September 2026 (12 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
1 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
The role: BigHat Biosciences is seeking a self-motivated individual for a Research Associate I Production role to power our high-throughput automated platform for antibody production and deep molecular characterization.
*At BigHat we believe in titles that are commensurate with skill set relative organizational impact and value contribution; more or less experienced candidates are encouraged to apply with the understanding that responsibilities and title would adjust as appropriate.
*At BigHat we believe in titles that are commensurate with skill set relative organizational impact and value contribution; more or less experienced candidates are encouraged to apply with the understanding that responsibilities and title would adjust as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform automated and manual high-throughput processing on the BigHat platform including DNA preparation protein expression and protein characterization.
- Contribute to the scaling up of BigHats platform and production-grade data generation.
- Support BigHats Platform Reagents & Assay Support (PRAS) function by contributing to in-house reagent manufacturing efforts.
- Execute experiments to optimize the performance efficiency of BigHats platform.
- Keep a detailed record of all experiments using BigHats documentation tools and clearly communicate results and challenges.
- Collaborate on the creation of laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sample processing.
- Collaborate closely with BigHat team members to identify design and implement critical process and operational improvements to production workflows and laboratory systems.
- Operate automated liquid handlers and analytical instruments to ensure all lab and platform operations run efficiently.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- BS in Biology or Chemistry with 1 year(s) of industry experience
- Experience in process execution laboratory method development optimization and troubleshooting.
- Ability and willingness to work specific workday schedules as needed for example 7AM to 3PM or 10AM to 6PM.
- Hands-on experience with or interest in automated liquid handlers (e.g. Hamilton OpenTrons Tecan Agilent systems). Experience with LIMS is a nice-to-have.
- Experience with molecular biology techniques and general lab practices.
- Efficient time management and ability to work on several projects simultaneously in a dynamic start-up environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with members of a multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent record-keeping abilities to document experimental work and analytical data.
- Nice-to-haves include previous experience working with barcoding systems inventory tracking and experience with Google Workspace tools (Docs Sheets Slides etc.)
Total Rewards
The salary estimated for this position is $75000 - $88000 bonus options benefits. Compensation will vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of the offer.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
BigHat Biosciences designs safer, more effective biologic therapies for patients using machine learning and synthetic biology. BigHat integrates a wet lab for high-speed characterization with machine learning technologies to guide the search for better antibodies. We apply these desig ... View more
