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Associate Scientist
| Company | Gilead Sciences |
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| Location | San Mateo, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $109650 – $141900 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- BS with 4+ years of experience OR M.S. with 2+ years in Analytical Chemistry or related fields of industrial experience in biologics analytical development.
- Experience with analytical method development of biologic products (e.g. potency and/or process related impurities including host cell protein, host cell DNA, and affinity resin materials).
- Hands on experience with or interest/aptitude to learn HPLC, MS, and Capillary Electrophoresis and other separation methods for protein analysis is a plus.
- Familiar with lab automation, data science and knowledge management is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Execute and support development of analytical methods (ELISA and qPCR) to be used for release testing and characterization.
- Acquire and interpret data for molecule characterization and process development studies.
- Contribute to authoring associated method development reports, test procedures, and relevant method transfer documents.
- Assist in troubleshooting method related issues, improve and optimize as needed.
- Maintain good documentation practices for recording experimental plans and results in electronic laboratory notebook and associated reports.
- Able to work well independently and in a team setting on assigned tasks, such as method development and testing.
- Participate in group meetings, present results of work, interpret data, and draw conclusions regarding presented material and nature of work.
- Work in collaboration with more senior scientists to design experiments and advance state-of-the art techniques.
Preferred Qualifications
- Create Inclusion – knowing the business value of diverse teams, modelling inclusion and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
