Research Associate - Foster City, United States - Fladger Associates

Fladger Associates

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Foster City, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Responsibilities:

Excellent employment opportunity for a Research Associate
Protein Therapeutics in the Foster City, CA area. (onsite)
Seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to join our protein purification and QC group within the Protein Therapeutics Department.
Will work in collaboration with research project teams to generate and validate potential therapeutic proteins and surrogate tool molecules.
Perform protein purification, QC, and protein bank registration to support the preclinical development of biopharmaceutical programs across multiple therapeutic areas.
Prepare technical reports, quantitative analyses, and summaries for entry into Excel, PPT, and ELN formats.
Use good oral and written communication skills to relay scientific data.
Actively participate in group meetings, present the results of one's work, interpret data, and draw conclusions regarding presented material.
Proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to challenges.

Experience:

BA/BS in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related field with 0 2 years of knowledge, or experience with below listed characteristics and techniques for the position.
Strong background in protein sciences and protein biochemistry
Experience in purifying monoclonal antibodies, next generation biologics (e.g., bispecific antibodies, immunocytokines), or other recombinant proteins.
Working knowledge of purification techniques including affinity, ion exchange, size exclusion, hydrophobic interaction chromatography using Akta Avant/Pure or BioRad NGC
Experience in analytical protein characterization techniques such as SEC-HPLC or UHPLC, SDS-PAGE, Endosafe
Ability to perform method development and write protocols.
Detailed recordkeeping is a must.
Ability to multitask and work in a fastpaced team environment
Must be teamoriented, professional, hardworking, and interested in learning new skills.
Nice to have skills:
Experience with other protein characterization technologies (DLS, SEC-MALS, LC/MS, IEX/HIC-HPLC) would be a strong plus.
Experience in automated liquid handling systems would be a plus.
Top 3

Required Skills:
Lab experience in academic or industry, multitasking, Hardworking/Team-Oriented

Top 3

Nice to

Have Skills:
Protein purification, Protein characterization, working knowledge of AKTA Avant/PURE

Job Type:
Contract

Pay:
$ $35.00 per hour

Schedule: