Senior/Research Associate, Single Cell Technology
NewLimit · South San Francisco, CA
Posted 2 days ago · $75,000 to $100,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 2 days NewLimit's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 82% of NewLimit's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at NewLimit
- high 13 stale, 0 reposted of 17 open
- Hiring momentum
- 19 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from NewLimit's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for NewLimit.
About this role
The Senior/Research Associate role at NewLimit involves working within the Single Cell Technology and Assay Development group to support therapeutic discovery. Daily tasks include measuring the biodistribution and efficacy of reprogramming medicines, designing and executing experiments for molecular profiling, and collaborating on large-scale single cell perturbation experiments.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of NewLimit as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in cell biology, molecular biology, or a related natural science or industry experience
- 2+ years of work experience in a cell or molecular biology laboratory (academic or industry)
- Experience with standard molecular biology workflows (e.g., nucleic acid extraction, qPCR, ELISA, NGS library construction, library quantification and QC)
- Experience with necropsy, organ/tissue collection, primary tissue dissociation, mammalian cell culture and sample processing (e.g. single cell suspension preparation, nuclei isolation, fixation)
Nice to have
- Experience with in vivo animal handling
- Experience with single cell genomics methods (such as 10x Genomics, Parse Bio, Perturb-seq/CROProp-seq or similar)
- Experience troubleshooting or optimizing NGS workflows.
- Experience with flow cytometry sorting for single-cell preparations.
What you get
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Industry-leading paid time off (PTO) -- 20 days/year for all employees + holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Meals and snacks on-site
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided is $75,000 to $100,000, but compensation depends on various factors and may change in the future.
- Role involves advanced molecular and bioanalytical technologies, which may require keeping up with rapidly evolving methods.
- The emphasis on single cell genomics suggests a focus on cutting-edge techniques, which could be beneficial for career growth.
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Listed by NewLimit on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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