Research Associate/Scientist, In Vitro/Cell Culture

Your Impact:

This impactful role will join our In Vivo Pharmacology team and have primary responsibilities for tissue culture initiation, maintenance, expansion and cryopreservation of suspended and adherent mammalian cells for large scale in vivo studies. Our In Vivo Pharmacology team is made up of collaborative, perceptive, out-of-the-box thinkers focused on the development and execution of in vitro assays. Our team partners closely with our various research teams executing important work to support our oncology and rare disease gene therapy studies with a focus on single treatment cures for patients.

Responsibilities:

These may include but are not limited to:

• Primary responsibilities are lab based and include tissue culture thaw, initiation, maintenance, expansion, and cryopreservation of suspended and adherent mammalian cells, for large scale in vivo studies.
• Execution and troubleshooting protocols for thawing, seeding, expansion, and cryopreservation. Proposes creative tissue culture solutions.
• Experience culturing immune cells such as T cells, NK cells, etc.
• Reports observation and progress of cell cultures.
• Preparation of media, buffers and reagents as required.
• Experience with immunohistochemistry techniques such as sectioning, staining, and imaging.
• Experience with flow cytometry techniques a plus.
• Keeps organized detailed study records and communicates progress.
• Maintains in vitro documents to comply with regulatory requirements.

Requirements, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree, high school diploma or equivalent and at least four (4) plus years of previous tissue culture experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Ability to perform large scale tissue culture.
• Ability to follow all aspects of aseptic cell culture technique including adherence to regulatory guidelines.
• Ability to follow established in vitro SOPs and create new ones as required.
• Must be organized, detail-oriented and have excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to withstand sustained periods of physical activity such as standing, bending, stooping, reaching above shoulder level and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

Position Pay Rate: $32.12/hr to $59.62/hr

The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type, and length of experience with the industry, education, geographic location, etc.

Who We Are:

Poseida Therapeutics was acquired by Roche in early 2025 and is now part of the Roche Group. Poseida is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing differentiated allogeneic cell therapies and genetic medicines with the capacity to cure. The Company's approach is based on its proprietary genetic editing platforms, including its non-viral DNA Delivery System, Cas-CLOVER™ Site-Specific Gene Editing System, Booster Molecule and nanoparticle gene delivery technologies, as well as in-house GMP cell therapy manufacturing.

Our people are as important as our cutting-edge technology. That’s why we invest in offering excellent career development opportunities to our employees, as well as highly competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. We are committed to giving employees the resources they need to thrive, personally and professionally.

Within the Roche organization, a healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.