Location: South San Francisco, CA / Flexible

TRexBio is a discovery stage biotechnology company leveraging cutting edge computational biology tools, a focus on human tissue, and expertise in immunobiology to develop revolutionary therapeutics for inflammatory diseases. Our powerful ‘deep biology’ discovery engine maps human tissue T_reg behavior to disease processes, allowing us to identify and characterize novel targets for therapeutic intervention. Leveraging this platform, we are building a broad portfolio of novel therapies that modulate the immune system to restore human tissue immune homeostasis.

Our Culture:

At TRexBio, you will have the opportunity to work with amazingly smart humans who strive to make the world a better place. In addition to our team-centric culture, we believe that your individual creativity will help us to be our best. Our staff happy hours, organized by our Culture Club, bring us all together in creative and social activities. Our colleagues admire and respect one another.  We celebrate our wins, update company news and acknowledge each other’s achievement weekly and monthly at all company meetings that celebrate our work and our people.

Position Summary:

TRexBio is looking for a motivated Research Associate/Associate Scientist to join our growing biotherapeutics team. The candidate will oversee the maintenance and expansion of cell cultures for production of antibodies and other proteins to enable the development of novel therapies. A strong candidate will have experience with mammalian suspension cell lines such as HEK293 or CHO and excellent aseptic technique, as well as clear communication skills.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain in-house mammalian cell cultures through cell counting, seeding, and expansion
• Monitor cell-line passage numbers and maintain inventory of frozen cell stocks
• Expand cells for routine recombinant protein production
• Perform transient transfections in mammalian cell culture for recombinant protein production
• Contribute to smooth operation of department through consumable inventory management
• Assist with assorted lab tasks, such as buffer and DNA preparation, SDS-page gel analysis, etc., as needed
• Communicate results to team members in a clear and timely manner
• Maintain accurate documentation of lab work in electronic laboratory notebook

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in cell biology, molecular biology, or related field with 2+ years’ experience, or PhD with 0-2 years of experience
• Excellent aseptic technique
• Cell culture experience, preferably with suspension mammalian cell culture lines (e.g. HEK293 or CHO cells)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good record keeping and organizational skills

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience generating stable cell lines and/or protein purification is a plus but not required

TRexBio offers a very competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability, life insurance as well as 401(k) match, bonus, and paid time leave.

TRexBio is proud to be an AA/EEO employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to characteristics protected by applicable local, state, or federal law, such as race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or sexual orientation.