Senior Lab Operations Specialist, Flow Cytometry
Gilead Sciences
September 08, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (San Francisco Bay Area)
Worldwide
Operations
Role: Senior Lab Ops Specialist, Flow Cytometry within Gilead's Research Department, supporting daily operations of core laboratories to advance oncology, inflammation, and virology research. Responsibilities: maintain and troubleshoot flow cytometry instrumentation, train users, optimize assays, perform multiparameter cell sorting, and validate SOPs. Requirements: Bachelor's or Master's in life sciences with 3+ to 5+ years in flow cytometry; strong troubleshooting, cell biology, and immunology expertise; proficiency with cytometry platforms (BD, Beckman Coulter, ThermoFisher, Sony); experience with cell sorting and BSL2 techniques preferred. HighValue: flow cytometry, cell sorting, multiparameter assays, BSL2, spectral and imaging cytometry, cross-functional collaboration. WorkSetup: not specified, likely on-site; no travel explicitly stated.