100% Onsite, or Hybrid Onsite Schedule Onsite
M-F regular business hours
Lab based
Position Description:
- We are seeking an Associate Scientist to join a talented team developing purification processes for GMP applications.
- In this laboratory position the candidate will provide hands-on support for purification development and process scale-up activities in a collaborative and dynamic environment to help advance novel cancer therapies to human clinical studies.
Key responsibilities include:
- Execute routine purification development operations from harvest to UF/DF operations
- Prepare small to large batches of buffer solutions following batch record recipe
- Support pilot plant activities including preparation and execution
- Perform routine analytical measurements using HPLC and UV-vis instrumentation
- Record and manage multiple data sets in notebooks and excel files
- Perform general lab maintenance including cleanliness and maintaining inventory
- Collaborate within the team in order to follow best practices and meet project goals
- Must be flexible to participate in innovative projects with shifting priorities and ambiguity in direction
- Must have a positive ‘can do attitude’ and be able to research and generate new ideas
- Must be comfortable with physical activities of constant standing, walking, sitting and occasionally lifting up to 50Ibs
- Provide verbal updates and presentations at group meetings
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
Basic Qualifications
- BS or MS in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical/Biochemical Engineering or related field with 0-3 years relevant industry experience in purification technologies/downstream process development
- Experience with laboratory work; Experience with chromatography, filtration, UV-vis, buffer preparation, and/or HPLC is preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $35.00 - $37.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
Compensation package:
- Hourly pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Sterility Technique: 2 years (Preferred)
- HPLC and UV-vis instrumentation: 3 years (Preferred)
- HPLC: 3 years (Preferred)
- chromatography, filtration, UV-vis, buffer preparation: 2 years (Preferred)
- downstream process development: 3 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- South San Francisco, CA 94080 (Required)
Work Location: In person