Research Associate, Lab Operations (Temporary)

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San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
Junior
Biotech
The Role
As a Research Associate in Lab Operations, you will support analytical development by managing laboratory inventory, ensuring safety standards, handling hazardous materials, and aiding in analytical method development. Your roles include overseeing inventory systems, preparing reagents, and maintaining lab equipment while collaborating with various teams for efficient operations.
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Vir Biotechnology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on powering the immune system to transform lives by discovering and developing medicines for serious infectious diseases and cancer. Its clinical-stage portfolio includes infectious disease programs for chronic hepatitis delta and chronic hepatitis B infections and multiple dual-masked T-cell engagers across validated targets in solid tumor indications. Vir Biotechnology also has a preclinical portfolio of programs across a range of infectious diseases and oncologic malignancies.

We believe the success of our colleagues drives the success of our mission. We are committed to creating a company passionate about equality, inclusion, and respect. When everyone feels supported and encouraged to give their best, we will collectively deliver outstanding results.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Vir Biotechnology is looking for a Research Associate, Lab Operations who will work in Vir’s analytical development labs to support general lab activities and safety programs. You will help implement technologies to inspire creativity, efficiency, and productivity in the lab. Additionally, you will manage inventory levels in our electronic lab notebook system support analytical method development and sample testing to enable regulatory filings. You will report to the Director of Analytical Development Bioassay.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Oversee the vendor-managed inventory (VMI) program
  • Register new and maintain current inventory of reagents in Benchling
  • Support Critical Reagent program by providing management and testing support
  • Stock and organize laboratory inventory repositories, sweep for expired reagents
  • Manage outbound and inbound shipments for the team, including shipment of hazardous materials following Department of Transportation regulations
  • Perform regular (weekly and monthly) equipment cleaning and sterilization (including aseptic and non-aseptic equipment)
  • Collaborate with general Lab Operations to schedule equipment calibration and maintenance
  • Prepare Buffers and Reagents to support Analytical Development groups
  • Opportunity to support analytical method development, cell culture, and process development sample testing
  • Implement policies established by EH&S to maintain safety standards as dictated by company policy and local regulations. This includes but is not limited to hazardous material inventory, waste handling, and disposal
  • Respond to facility alarms for monitored devices within the laboratories (such as freezers, refrigerators, or incubators), including instances that occur over the weekend or holidays
  • This is a lab-based role in our San Francisco headquarters 5 days per week during regular business hours
WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU BRING
  • 1-2 years of relevant laboratory experience 
  • Working knowledge of laboratory inventory systems
  • Familiarity with general lab equipment such as biosafety hoods, incubators, plate washers, and water baths
  • Familiarity with analytical equipment such as HPLCs, UV, Plate readers, Flowcytometers will be given greater consideration
  • Familiarity with Department of Transportation shipping documentation and packaging requirements
  • Experience handling hazardous materials and waste
  • Experience with Aseptic lab equipment and environments

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE OFFER

The expected salary range for this position is $35.00 - $42.00 per hour. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Vir Biotechnology is an equal opportunity employer.  All employment decisions at Vir Biotechnology are based on legitimate, non-discriminatory business requirements, job duties and individual qualifications. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, parental status, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service or any other legally protected characteristic. 

This commitment extends to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, compensation, appraisal systems, promotions, training and career development programs.  Vir Biotechnology also strongly commits to providing employees with a work environment free of unlawful discrimination or harassment.

Vir Biotechnology Human Resources leads recruitment and employment for Vir Biotechnology. Unsolicited resumes sent to the company from recruiters do not constitute any type of relationship between the recruiter and Vir Biotechnology and do not obligate us to pay fees should we hire from those resumes. We ask that external recruiters and/or agencies not contact or present candidates directly to our hiring manager or employees.

For hires based in the United States, Vir Biotechnology, participates in E-Verify.

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The Company
611 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (in Europe, Humabs BioMed, https://bit.ly/46lQGN2) is an immunology company focused on powering the immune system to address unmet patient needs in infectious disease and beyond. Our powerful R&D engine combines our proprietary monoclonal antibody (mAb) platform with machine learning and artificial intelligence-enhanced capabilities, enabling us to engineer our rich database of human antibodies and deliver transformative medicines for diseases with significant global burden.

Our current pipeline consists of multiple clinical candidates targeting hepatitis B and hepatitis delta viruses and human immunodeficiency virus, including a potential functional cure for chronic hepatitis B and treatment for chronic hepatitis delta. Our portfolio of broad, potent investigational monoclonal antibodies also targets influenza A and B viruses, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus/human metapneumovirus and human papillomavirus, and our investigational T cell vaccine aims to prevent HIV. Explore our full pipeline: https://bit.ly/3tr7FPm

We collaborate with some of the world’s leaders in industry as well as government agencies and non-profit organizations enabling us to rapidly advance cutting-edge scientific discoveries and innovative technologies with the potential to benefit people around the world.

We are proud to have been ranked the fastest-growing company in North America on the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™.

Join us as we pursue our mission to transform lives.

It has come to our attention that there have been various recruitment scams targeting job seekers on LinkedIn. Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is committed to your privacy and will never request sensitive personal information including banking details through email, text message, social media or video software platforms. We also will never request a financial commitment from a candidate as part of the application process. Learn more about Vir’s recruiting process: https://bit.ly/461EgJN

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