Research Scientist

Immediate need for a talented Research Scientist. This is a 12+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in San Diego, CA(Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID: 24-29584

Pay Range: $55 - $62/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility is to perform original research to develop marketable products.
• Special emphasis will be placed on automated antibody and bispecific purification, which will involve working with Client AKTA (Pure/Avant) and Unicorn software.
• Knowledge of Protein Maker instrument a plus.
• Generate mg to gram quantities of material for in-vivo efficacy studies.
• Develop and optimize high-throughput purification capabilities using Lynx900 and KingFisher Flex System.
• Packing of chromatography columns, operating endotoxin free chromatography, including operating preparative (FPLC) and analytical (HPLC) chromatography systems.
• Analytical characterization including endotoxin measurements, protein quantitation assays, analytical HPLC chromatography (HIC, SEC), capillary electrophoresis (CE-SDS and cIEF), DLS, and mass photometry.
• Buffer preparation, molar concentration quantitation and pH adjustment.
• Storing, inventorying, and ordering department supplies.
• Participates on cross-functional teams by performing assigned experiments and offering technical advice at team meetings;
• Shares technical expertise with other colleagues;
• Trains or provides guidance to other personnel, if needed.
• Maintain a neat and clean work environment.
• Manage your workload with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate and communicate with cross-functional teams.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree 5+ years of academic / industry experience
• Master's Degree 3+ years of academic / industry experience
• PhD No experience required
• Bachelor's Degree 5+ years or Master's Degree 3+ years or PhD with no experience in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, Cell biology or related discipline.
• Experience in antibody/bi-specific purification and characterization including, but not limited to SDS-PAGE, CE-SDS, CiEF, AnSEC, endotoxin measurement, A280.
• Automated liquid handling a plus.
• Sample inventory management.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills and multi-tasking capabilities.
• Must be very detail-oriented and organized, with excellent time-management and multitasking skills.
• Have outstanding analytic and problem-solving abilities.
• Display excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, as well as the ability to interact tactfully and effectively with employees at all levels of the organizational structure.
• Must be highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, well organized and work effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstrate a track record of initiative, creativity, organization, and independent performance at a high level combined with attention to detail and adherence to timelines/deliverables, and documentation.

Our client is a leading Pharmaceutical Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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