Lab/Area:Jain LabDescription:
Who we are:
The Gladstone Institutes is a distinguished independent, not-for-profit research institution dedicated to advancing human health through cutting-edge medical research and education. Our work spans neuroscience, cardiovascular biology, immunology, and stem cell biology, with a focus on overcoming disease. With a team of approximately 600 members, including renowned leaders in science and biomedicine, Gladstone operates across five institutes, alongside various centers and programs. Located at the Mission Bay Campus in an award-winning building, Gladstone offers competitive salaries and benefits, providing an optimal environment for individuals to realize their full potential and make a meaningful impact on global health
About the role:
The Jain Lab (https://ishajainlab.com/) at the Gladstone Institutes and University of California, San Francisco is looking for a Research Associate. The scientific goal is to study oxygen and vitamin metabolism. This position will require a combination of wet lab molecular biology/biochemistry experiments, as well as animal work. Technicians will work closely with senior lab members and the principal investigator, potentially resulting in first-author publications and conference presentations. Gladstone offers opportunities for mentorship from senior researchers to support technical skill development and professional growth. Hands-on training and career preparation through experimental work, and exposure to diverse research projects. Gladstone maintains a collaborative, respectful, and integrity-driven lab culture. Commitment to open communication, reproducible science, and adherence to ethical and safety standards.
What you will do:
Oversee all aspects of animal care, including designing breeding schemes, maintaining mouse colonies, and managing genetic crosses. Responsibilities also include genotyping, tagging, and keeping detailed records of cages, body weights, survival, and activity.
Perform a variety of experimental techniques, including cloning, Western blots, protein biochemistry, tissue culture, and advanced microscopy.
Conduct essential animal work, such as monitoring health metrics (weight, temperature), performing behavioral studies, administering blood draws, and executing basic dissections.
Execute a wide range of tasks, including cell passaging, developing growth curves, transfections, infections, and flow cytometry.
Perform specialized biochemical tasks, such as mass spectrometry and enzyme activity assays.
Execute basic quantitative tasks, including preparing dilutions, molarity calculations, manipulating Excel files, and managing databases.
Manage general lab maintenance, including inventory control, rigorous note-taking, and maintaining and developing laboratory protocols.
What you will need:
Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in a related scientific field, such as biology or chemistry preferred.
2+ years of hands-on experience working with animals (either post-college or during undergraduate training).
2+ years of molecular biology experience (either post-college or during undergraduate training).
Exceptional organizational skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to quickly learn new software applications.
A strong willingness to learn and implement new scientific methodologies.
Flexibility in scheduling to accommodate occasional weekend duties, such as checking on research animals.
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated experience in independently managing projects through to completion.
Experience utilizing genomics tools.
One to two years of experience in statistics or computer science.
Salary Range:
$27-$31/hr.
Gladstone Perks & Benefits
People–work with talented, committed, and supportive teammates within an organization that values each member of its community.
A meaningful place to grow and learn–whether it’s your professional skills or scientific knowledge, we have the resources and environment to advance either so you can better support Gladstone’s mission to drive a new era of discovery in disease-oriented science and to mentor tomorrow’s leaders in an inspiring and excellent environment.
Healthy work/life balance–you are highly engaged and productive at work because you can have time to recharge and enjoy a vibrant life outside of work.
Compensation–competitive salary. Title and salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Excellent benefits–generous medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, paid vacation, commuter benefits, access to free shuttle transportation.
Gladstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other non-job related characteristic. We make all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment.
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What We Do
Gladstone's mission is to drive a new era of discovery in disease-oriented science and to mentor tomorrow’s leaders in an inspiring and diverse environment. Although Gladstone shares traits with other top life science organizations, we pride ourselves on taking uncommon scientific paths to overcoming disease. Our investigators are selected to become authorities in leading or creating new fields, and we work to provide them with resources to explore bold new thoughts, form effective scientific teams, and create or master emerging research technologies that accelerate progress—Gladstone’s special recipe for success that has yielded some of the most important biomedical advances of our time. Our three disease-focused institutes constitute the core of our discovery engine, but do not operate in isolation. We are seizing unprecedented opportunities for “convergence”—defined as the blending of intellectual and physical assets from multiple scientific disciplines and fields to speed the discovery process in our attack on unsolved health problems that affect almost every human family.
