Scientist III (Immunology Discovery)
Job Location:
South San Francisco, CA - USA
Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
25 August 2026 (28 days ago)
Application Deadline:
22 November 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences is looking for a Scientist III (Immunology Discovery).
Location: South San Francisco CA
Job Duration: Long-Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)
Rate: $80-$85/hr on W2
Company Benefits: Medical Paid Sick Leave 401 (k)
Position Overview
You will be contributing to groundbreaking research focusing on understanding the role of intracellular pathways in immune cell phenotype migration to tissues and inflammation. This is a hands-on laboratory position and the successful candidate will implement and apply molecular biology biochemistry and cellular immunology to elucidate disease pathways and validate therapeutic targets. The role involves close collaborations with multidisciplinary teams to achieve research objectives.
Required Qualifications
- PhD (or equivalent) in immunology cell biology biochemistry or a related discipline
- Isolating immune cells for downstream analysis.
- Hands-on experience in cellular and molecular immunology techniques including primary cell isolation from human blood in vitro immunological assays and multi-dimensional flow cytometry.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in cell engineering (e.g. protein overexpression methods CRISPR-mediated KO techniques)
- Hands-on experience in collecting tissues from rodents (colon spleen lymph nodes bone marrow)
- Analysis of data from single cell or bulk RNA-seq is preferred.
Required Skills:
Primary immune-cell isolation In-vitro immunological and cellular assays Cell engineering flow cytometry