Planet Pharma
Associate
Thousand Oaks, CA (100% Onsite)
1 Year Initial Contract
Pay: $22/hr
*January 2026 Start* OPEN TO NEW GRADS!
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8AM to 5PM
JOB DESCRIPTION
Lead Discovery & Targeted Protein Degradation, Bioassay (Cell Based Assay) - Thousand Oaks is seeking an entry-level Contract/Temp worker to execute biochemical and cell-based assays for pipeline projects. In addition to assay execution, this Contract/Temp staff will also help with an increasing demand for routine cell culture to support the expansion, aliquoting, cryo-banking, QC of cell lines, and general lab support activities such as ordering/stocking reagents and consumables.
Daily activity will vary day-to-day but in scope activities include: 1. Routine execution of biochemical and cell-based assays such as protein binding and displacement, protein degradation, reporter assays, cell viability assays, cytokine secretion assays, etc. 2. Analyze data in Genedata Screener under senior staffs supervision and report the data to the assay data warehouse 3. Document the experiments in Electronic Notebook. 4. Update project teams with assay results. 5. Order, prepare, and/or maintain reagents and consumables needed to perform assays. 6. Maintain cell lines to support genome editing, assay development and assay deliveries.
An ideal candidate should be a highly motivated quick learner with strong backgrounds in molecular & cellular biology and biochemistry. Experience in developing and performing MICROTITER PLATE-based biochemical and/or cell-based TR-FRET, Alpha-screen, Cell Titer Glo and HiBiT-Nano-Glo assays is preferred.
*January 2026 Start* OPEN TO NEW GRADS!
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8AM to 5PM
JOB DESCRIPTION
Lead Discovery & Targeted Protein Degradation, Bioassay (Cell Based Assay) - Thousand Oaks is seeking an entry-level Contract/Temp worker to execute biochemical and cell-based assays for pipeline projects. In addition to assay execution, this Contract/Temp staff will also help with an increasing demand for routine cell culture to support the expansion, aliquoting, cryo-banking, QC of cell lines, and general lab support activities such as ordering/stocking reagents and consumables.
Daily activity will vary day-to-day but in scope activities include: 1. Routine execution of biochemical and cell-based assays such as protein binding and displacement, protein degradation, reporter assays, cell viability assays, cytokine secretion assays, etc. 2. Analyze data in Genedata Screener under senior staffs supervision and report the data to the assay data warehouse 3. Document the experiments in Electronic Notebook. 4. Update project teams with assay results. 5. Order, prepare, and/or maintain reagents and consumables needed to perform assays. 6. Maintain cell lines to support genome editing, assay development and assay deliveries.
An ideal candidate should be a highly motivated quick learner with strong backgrounds in molecular & cellular biology and biochemistry. Experience in developing and performing MICROTITER PLATE-based biochemical and/or cell-based TR-FRET, Alpha-screen, Cell Titer Glo and HiBiT-Nano-Glo assays is preferred.