Senior/Principal Research Associate Cancer/Cell Biology

About IDEAYA Biosciences:
IDEAYA Biosciences (NASDAQ: IDYA) is a public, clinical-stage synthetic lethality-focused precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using DNA sequencing and other molecular diagnostics. Our approach integrates extensive capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with small molecule drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from the therapies we are developing. We are applying these capabilities across multiple classes of precision medicine, including direct targeting of oncogenic pathways and synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets. We believe this diversified approach will enable us to deliver the right medicine to the right patient to drive a more robust clinical response.
IDEAYA recently announced a landmark strategic partnership with GSK in Synthetic Lethality for certain pipeline programs. The GSK partnership is transformative and enables IDEAYA and GSK to collectively build an industry leading platform and pipeline in Synthetic Lethality. For more information, please see www.ideayabio.com.

Position Summery:
We are seeking a highly motivated, well-organized and laboratory-focused senior or principal research associate that will play a key role in designing and executing cell-based assays and developing new platforms to evaluate our proprietary compounds. The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team and contribute to the generation of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Position level will be commensurate with experience.

What you’ll do:

• Design research experiments and work independently to execute experiments
• Perform in vitro cellular assays to enable screening and mechanism of action studies for potential anti-cancer therapeutics
• Generate engineered cell lines for screening assays
• Maintain and culture tumor and non-tumorigenic cell lines
• Analyze and interpret scientific data
• Troubleshoot assays to ensure high quality data
• Interface closely with scientists in the research group to ensure assays and screening efforts are aligned to the scientific project goals
• Present data and report on project progress at individual, Biology group and department meetings

Requirements:

• A minimum of a B.S. degree in cancer/cell/molecular biology or related area
• B.S. with 3+ years or M.S. with 2+ years of relevant research experience, preferably in drug discovery in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
• Expertise in mammalian cell culture using aseptic tissue culture techniques and cell-based assays to evaluate viability (small molecule compound screening), protein level analysis (western blot), gene expression analysis (qRT-PCR) and other functional/molecular biology assays
• Experience in immunofluorescence a plus
• Ability to develop, optimize and troubleshoot new cell-based assays
• Efficient time management and the ability to work on several projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal skills and effectively communicate with multiple research teams
• Has the ability to work independently and adapt to shifting priorities and timelines
• Attention to detail and enthusiasm for integrating basic science learnings with drug discovery efforts

The Company complies with all laws respecting equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants with regard to any protected characteristic as defined by federal, state, and local law. This position requires you to work onsite at the Company’s facilities and the Company requires that all employees working in its facilities be fully vaccinated (except as required by applicable law). Therefore, this position requires you to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons, and/or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Company considers you fully vaccinated once 14 days have passed since you received either the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine must have been FDA approved, have emergency use authorization from the FDA, or, for persons fully vaccinated outside of the U.S., be listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.

Benefits
When you're at IDEAYA, you will be in the midst of brilliant minds working on precision medicine therapies to help cancer patients. We are passionate and committed about being on the forefront of oncology medicine, which means we all have a high internal drive that is at the very core of every person at IDEAYA. We are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use team work to move science forward.

Ideaya is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, Ideaya does not discriminate in hiring or otherwise in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets.

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