Scientist II

• The Tumor Cell Biology Department of the Oncology-Rinat Research division in La Jolla, CA is seeking a full time contractor to join our drug discovery team

• The scientist/biochemist will make important contributions to the discovery and pre-clinical development of oncology therapeutics

• In particular, the biochemist will be responsible for the development and validation of robust, reproducible plate-based enzyme assays

• This will include kinetic and mechanistic studies to characterize enzyme targets, biochemical pathways, and mechanism of action of lead compounds

• This may also include development of assays which measure ligand-receptor interaction using purified proteins, membrane preparations or cells

• Candidate will be responsible for testing lead compounds in biochemical and cellular assays, data analysis, and proper database publication of data

• Candidate will participate on project teams, providing insight and technical expertise required for project progression.