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Sr Research Associate – Purification Process Development – Pivotal & Commercial Biologics
| Company | Gilead Sciences |
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| Location | San Mateo, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $94945 – $122870 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- BS with 2+ years’ experience or M.S. in a relevant scientific discipline (chemical engineering, biochemistry, bioengineering)
Responsibilities
- Plan and execute assigned experiments that support Process Development activities and project goals.
- Select appropriate methods and techniques for performing experiments.
- Develop skills in data analysis and interpreting experiment outcomes including the ability to evaluate data quality and recognize anomalous results.
- Recommend alternatives, research new methods and techniques and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems.
- Participate in group meetings and present results, data interpretation and conclusions.
- Demonstrate strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain processes used to achieve results of assigned tasks.
- Work with team oriented, collaborative and problem-solving mindset.
- Always work with safety in mind.
- Maintain a state-of-the-art purification lab.
- Ensure high-quality documentation in electronic laboratory notebooks and reports.
- Participate in cross functional initiatives as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working understanding of downstream process development including centrifugation, normal and tangential flow filtration, high throughput purification screening and development, chromatography operations, and virus clearance.
- Prior experience in biologics purification, with an emphasis on affinity, IEX, and HIC.
- Experience with AKTA chromatography systems and UNICORN software is a plus.
- Working knowledge of lab automation, data management, data science, knowledge management and data protection.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence cross-functionally.
- Experience in statistics, design-of-experiments, and data analysis (e.g. JMP, Spotfire).
- Motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Excellent verbal communication, oral presentation, and scientific writing skills.
