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California, United States

Alameda, California, United States

• Managed antibody discovery campaigns for the biotherapeutics pipeline including binders destined for various formats such as antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), bi-specific (BsAb), and mono-specific (mAb) development.• Completed panel nomination and tech transfer for 6 targets.• Collaborated with internal and external project team members to kick off and initiate discovery campaigns for 7 new targets.• Drive the completion of work plans, budget, and timeline for tracking of milestones and key deliverables. Including: characterization, developability, property maturations for lead candidates and managed external cell line development at CDMOs.• Regularly provide updates to leadership team on project timelines, milestones, and key deliverables.• Schedule meeting times and location, set agenda, document decisions, action items, and provide meeting minutes to project teams.• Collaborated with IT and Senior Scientists to successfully implement and deploy electronic lab notebook software.• Managed laboratory operations such as coordinating demos, qualification, purchase, installation, and training of new analytical instrumentations and equipment.• Managed contract requests such as MSA, CDA, SOW, Consultant onboarding, Vendor Evaluations for the Discovery team and maintained database of executed contracts and SOW's.• Provide background and technical information to Contracts and Legal teams as needed to support contract negotiations.• Proficient in Smartsheet, Google Suite, MS Project and MS Office Suite programs (Outlook, Office, Excel, PowerPoint), using them as Project & Portfolio Management Tool for creating and managing project plans.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supervised Immunochemistry department, delegated tasks and ensured weekly deadlines were met.Coordinated project timeslines with Project Management all other departments.Assay DesignRequest and keep track of project specific materials.Analyze, interpret and troubleshoot assays results.Review and edit reports.Provided training, support and guidance to new associates.

San Francisco Bay Area

Trained new associates in all aspects of ELISA, Flow Cytometry and BLI Kinetics.Troubleshoot and optimize assays.Tracked and ordered reagents as needed.Reviewed, edited and completed reports.

San Francisco Bay Area

Performed various assays such as: ELISA, Flow Cytometry and BLI Kinetics.High throughput screening.Analyzed data and created reports for clients.

San Francisco Bay Area

Create and edit protocol for immunization schedules.Kept track of materials and inventory required for in house programs.Maintained and kept records of vivarium in accordance with IACUC guidelines.IACUC committee member .Isolated B-cells from from specimens and performed hybridoma fusion.Cell culture - maintained, banked, and cryopreserved cell lines.Purified Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies using column chromatography.