Research Associate, Platform Biology
- Employer
- Eikon Therapeutics
- Location
- Hayward, California
- Start date
- Jan 10, 2023
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- Discipline
- Information Technology, Database Administration, Science/R&D, Biology
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- Biotech Bay
Job Details
Company Description
Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.
Position
As a Research Associate at Eikon, you will join an interdisciplinary team of highly creative and talented individuals. You will have a key role in pioneering small-molecule screening assays using Eikon’s exclusive live-cell, single-molecule high-throughput screening platform. You will collaborate with a team of biologists, chemists, computer scientists, and engineers who rely on the biological data you will develop to drive drug discovery.
About You
- You are a rigorous experimentalist who pays attention to detail, have good documentation, organizational, and communication skills
- You love learning, enjoy problem solving and are eager to take on challenges
- You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, multi-tasking environment
- You are resourceful and able to work independently as well as in a highly collaborative team environment
- You are not shy to ask for advice and are responsive to feedback
What You’ll Do
- Work with scientists to support high-throughput screens using Eikon’s single-molecule imaging platform, cell culture, and other necessary molecular/cellular biology experiments to advance drug discovery projects
- Keep detailed and organized electronic records of experimental protocols and results
- Readily communicate to scientists for scheduling day-to-day tasks
- Be responsible for ensuring timely delivery of reliable assay output, maintaining rigor and reproducibility at the forefront
- Analyze and interpret data, and summarize key biological results to project teams
- Collaborate and communicate across a diverse team of biologists, chemists, computer scientists, and engineers
- Be able to adapt to new and fast-evolving methods and techniques
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, cell biology, chemical biology, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, or related fields; plus 1 year lab experience
- Basic knowledge of fluorescence microscopy
- Capacity for quantitative and/or statistical analysis using common software tools (e.g., Microsoft Suite, GraphPad Prism, etc.)
- Experience in mammalian cell culture preferred
- Working experience with fluorescence microscopy, automation, and other high-throughput instrumentation is a plus
- Knowledge of programming language (e.g., Python, MATLAB, or R) is a plus
- Working experience with high-throughput data analysis is a plus
At Eikon, employee compensation also includes bonus and equity compensation, in addition to several generous benefit programs, including:
- 401k plan with company matching
- Medical (premiums covered by Eikon at 95%), dental and vision insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%)
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Weeklong summer and winter holiday shutdowns
- Generous paid time off and holiday policies
- Life/AD&D Insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%) and optional supplemental employee-paid life/AD&D policies
- Enhanced parental leave benefit
- Daily subsidized lunch program when on-site
The expected salary range for this role is $66,000 to $76,000 depending on skills, competency, and the market demand for your expertise.
Company
Eikon is a pioneering drug discovery and development company that leverages superior engineering and high-performance computing to analyze single molecule protein behavior in living cells. We are engineering a battery of innovative tools and technologies for biological exploration in drug discovery and beyond.
Eikon thrives on the energy and creativity of interdisciplinary teams. We are physicists and chemists, biologists and engineers. We spend our days context-switching between multiple scientific languages. We work with lasers, super-resolution microscopes, and robot arms. We leverage machine learning, cell line engineering, and the collective intelligence of world-class scientists and technologists to observe therapeutically relevant biology in a way no one has before.
We’re endlessly curious, intellectually honest and we love what we do. We’re driven to learn the true mechanisms of biology and pharmacology at the molecular level, to make the biggest difference in as many lives as possible.
- Website
- https://www.eikontx.com/
- Location
-
3929 Point Eden Way
Hayward
CA
94545
United States
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