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Research Associate – 26-00438 Jobs in Oceanside, CA at LeadStack Inc.
Title: Research Associate – 26-00438
Company: LeadStack Inc.
Location: Oceanside, CA
Job Title: Research Associate – II
Location: Oceanside, CA – 92056
Duration: 12 Months contract – High possibility for Extensions.
Pay range: $32/hr – $39/hr on W2
Job Description:
Seeking a Sr Research Associate I with experience in protein purification process development and process characterization.
Essential Duties and Job Functions:
- Plan and execute assigned experiments on-site 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. Able to work with highly potent compounds upon training.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
- Preferred degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
- Prior experience in biologics purification, with an emphasis on conjugation, tangential flow filtration (UF/DF), and filtration.
- Prior experience in analytical operations: SEC/HPLC, CE (R/NR), HCP testing is beneficial, but not required.
- Knowledge of cGMPs, technology transfer, and scaling up bioprocesses.
- Must be able to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Must demonstrate excellent technical writing skills.
- Working understanding of downstream process development including centrifugation, normal and tangential flow filtration, chromatography operations, and virus clearance.
- The ability to demonstrate hands on experience in several of these areas is expected.
- Experience with multiple modalities (mAbs, bispecifics, fusion and antibody drug conjugates, virus particles) produced in microbial and mammalian expression systems is a plus.
- Ability to work effectively within the purification team to help design and execute experiments supporting process definition, optimization, and characterization with an increasing level of independence.
- Ability to collaborate with Technical Operations during technology transfer from process development to GMP manufacturing, including serving as a process development representative during purification operations, providing technical troubleshooting and identifying opportunities for future process and equipment improvements.
- The candidate will also contribute to the preparation of regulatory filings and process validation and characterization reports.
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas, project goals and results and should have the ability to proactively identify issues and suggest solutions in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. This is a highly collaborative environment where willingness and ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals across various teams is essential.
- Self-motivated, organized, and enjoy scientific investigation and thinking. The candidate will monitor and contribute to external literature and scientific conferences.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS degree in a relevant scientific discipline and 2+ years of relevant experience; OR
- MS degree in a relevant scientific discipline and 0+ years of relevant experience
Should you have any questions, feel free to call me on (415) 322-5419 or send an email on [email protected]
