Associate Scientist

1 Year (Extendable)

South San Fran, CA

Max PR: $30-36./hr

*** Position is fully on site.

Must have: experience with Protein Purification- ex. Affinity, HPLC, Akta.

Nice to have: Mammalian Cell Expression. Biochemistry degree highly preferred. ***

Basic Qualifications

1+ Years w/ Relevant MS OR equivalent 3+ Years w/ Relevant BS OR equivalent Complete understanding and use of technical principles, theories, and concepts to perform a wide range of work in a role.

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:

Ability to follow established laboratory protocols and adhere to data standards; attention to detail and careful execution of laboratory tasks
Protein purification and characterization (affinity column purification; AKTA/FPLC; SDS-PAGE/western blot etc.)
Strong written and oral communication skills

Day to Day Responsibilities:

The candidate will work in a highly integrated and collaborative team environment and contribute to diverse functions depending upon project needs and priority.
Membrane Protein Purification
Record keeping
Inventory Management and general routine laboratory activities

Red Flags:

Job Details:

With minimal supervision, plans, conducts or monitors experiments, records and organizes data, analyses results, generates robust and reliable data and/or Ensures that contracted studies are conducted in compliance with the respective protocol and applicable guidelines and regulations.

Responsibilities include:

Monitors or follows established experimental design and protocols and performs routine tasks and studies to obtain reproducible and reliable results with limited supervision
Plans, monitors or conducts, analyzes and records experiments, and provides interpretation of data
Effectively transfers experimental methods from literature to the lab and makes modifications as necessary
Develops and implements new protocols with moderate review
Engages coworkers in scientific discussions
Communicates data and interpretation to work group
Skilled at developing systems to ensure quality data
Skilled and/or knowledgeable in the use of standard laboratory equipment and with one or more major laboratory instruments/techniques
Effectively trouble-shoots equipment and experimental difficulties
Contributes to internal/external reports, papers, presentations, regulatory documents, invention disclosure submissions and/or patents
Participates in department-wide support efforts such as safety, recruiting and committees
May train staff and/or supervise others
Coordinates and organizes resources needed to complete the task
Understands when to seek input and when to make independent judgments

Skills:

degree in Biology, Biochemistry or Analytical Chemistry ; experience in a Biopharmaceutical working environment

Qualifications

Bachelors' degree & 2 years of experience performing experiments, organize data and analyze results under minimal supervision.