University of California, San Francisco · 2 weeks ago
Staff Research Associate
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
1+ years expThe University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research. They are seeking a highly motivated Staff Research Associate to work as part of a research team investigating new tuberculosis diagnostics and drug-resistance.
AssociationBiotechnologyEducationMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Generating a Mycobacterium tuberculosis deletion mutant and its complements to investigate the impact of specific mutations of bedaquiline resistance
Developing methods for the efficient lysis, DNA extraction, and amplification of Mycobacteria to develop a novel, rapid drug susceptibility testing assays
Qualification
Required
BA/BS in a related science and one or more years of recent, directly related work experience, utilizing the techniques or methods required by the position; and/or equivalent experience/training
Experience working in a BSL-2
Experience with the basic techniques or methods required by the position or an equivalent combination
Experience with standard microbiology procedures such as media preparation, culturing, DNA extraction, etc
Basic molecular biology techniques including PCR and cloning
Preferred
Experience working in a BSL-3
Master's degree in a related science and experience with the basic techniques or methods required by the position
Knowledge of how to handle clinical specimens
Experience with small animal work
Company
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco is an educational institution that focuses on medical courses.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
University of California, San Francisco has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (365)
2024 (342)
2023 (308)
2022 (306)
2021 (241)
2020 (268)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$52.45MKey Investors
California Institute for Regenerative MedicineBaldrick's FoundationNational Institute on Aging
2025-01-30Grant· $11.9M
2023-11-21Grant
2023-10-03Grant
Leadership Team
Pamela Hudson
Chief Operating Officer | Center for Digital Health Innovation
Jimmie Ye
Professor
Recent News
2026-01-13
2026-01-06
2026-01-05
Company data provided by crunchbase