Scientist

$35.00-$40.70 per hour South San Francisco, CA Contract

• Duration:

  07 months contract

• Shift:

• Preferred schedule is 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, with a strong need for punctuality. The team needs instruments ready by approximately 10:00 AM, so the worker must be onsite and reliable in the morning.

• Job Description:

• + Responsible for operating and maintaining flow cytometry analyzers and cell sorters, including instrument setup, quality control, monitoring runs, and routine maintenance.

+ Designs and optimizes multiparameter panels for conventional and full-spectrum cytometry. + Provides user training and support in a high-throughput shared lab environment while ensuring compliance with BSL-2+ safety standards. + The ideal candidate will have hands-on flow cytometry experience, with strong preference for experience supporting cell sorting, cytometer startup/shutdown, instrument monitoring, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting. + This person should be comfortable working in a shared-resource or service-based lab environment where they are supporting scientists directly, resolving instrument issues, and helping users complete experiments successfully. + The role includes manual/physical work, including handling cytometer waste up to approximately 25 pounds.

• Key Responsibilities:

• The worker will support flow cytometry operations, including: + Cell sorting support + Starting up and shutting down cytometers + Monitoring cell sorts during operation + Instrument cleaning and routine maintenance + Monthly maintenance involving fluidics/PBS/saline systems + Supporting analyzer-only cytometers + Troubleshooting clogs or instrument issues + Helping users complete experiments successfully + Proactively checking in with scientists and lab users •Required /

Strongly Preferred Skills:

• + Flow cytometry experience + Cell sorting experience + Experience with analyzers and sorters + Familiarity with conventional and spectral cytometry + Basic troubleshooting of cytometer issues + Comfort supporting users in a shared-resource or service-based lab + Strong communication skills + Ability to work with scientists under time-sensitive situations + Proactive, service-oriented mindset

• Top Must Have Skill Sets:

• + Flow Cytometer Operation (e.g., BD FACSAria™ Fusions, BD FACSymphony™ and Cytek® Aurora): with emphasis on cell sorting set up and operation. + Experience training users and working effectively in a dynamic shared lab environment while adhering to BSL-2+ safety standards. + Multiparameter Panel Design experience (conventional and full-spectrum cytometry)

• About US Tech Solutions:

• US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions.

To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com . "US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran"

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