# Research Associate II, Production

**Company**: Bighatbiosciences
**Location**: San Mateo, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full time
**Salary**: $88,000 - $100,000
**Category**: Laboratory
**Industry**: Biotechnology

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## Description

BigHat Biosciences is seeking a self-motivated individual for a Research Associate II, Production role to power its high-throughput, automated platform for antibody production and deep molecular characterization.

## Key Responsibilities

- Perform automated and manual high-throughput processing on the BigHat platform, including DNA preparation, protein expression, and protein characterization.

- Contribute to scaling up BigHat's platform and production-grade data generation.

- Support BigHat's Platform Reagents & Assay Support (PRAS) function by contributing to in-house reagent manufacturing efforts.

- Execute experiments to optimize the performance efficiency of BigHat's platform.

- Keep detailed records of all experiments using BigHat's documentation tools and clearly communicate results and challenges.

- Collaborate on creating 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 & Expertise

- BS in Biology or Chemistry, with 2+ years of industry experience.

- Experience in process execution, laboratory method development, optimization, and troubleshooting.

- Ability and willingness to work specific workday schedules as needed.

- Hands-on experience with automated liquid handlers (e.g., Hamilton, OpenTrons, Tecan, Agilent systems) and LIMS.

- 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.

## Benefits

The salary estimated for this position is $88,000 - $100,000 + bonus + options + benefits. Compensation will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

## Skills

### Required
- BS in Biology or Chemistry
- Experience in process execution
- Laboratory method development
- Optimization and troubleshooting
- Automated liquid handlers
- Molecular biology techniques
- General lab practices
- Time management
- Interpersonal skills
- Record-keeping abilities

### Nice to have
- LIMS
- Barcoding systems
- Inventory tracking
- Google Workspace tools

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