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Associate Scientist II

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 09/19/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 585410 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target PR Range: 30-39/hr
*Depending on experience

Key Responsibilities Include:

· Operate and maintain analytical and preparative scale HPLC instrumentation.

· Support and troubleshoot walk-up analytical LC-MS instrumentation.

· Purification of samples from medicinal chemistry projects on a milligram to gram scale by preparative HPLC.

· Maintain and troubleshoot NMR spectrometer under the guidance of senior scientists.

· Maintain a high level of productivity in the laboratory setting.

· Demonstrate a high degree of responsibility in maintaining scientific standards and safe laboratory practices.

· Keep accurate and current records of research and/or project related activities according to company policies.

Qualifications:

· Hands-on experience with analytical HPLC, preparative HPLC, mass spectrometry, and/or NMR.

· Ability to operate and troubleshoot a variety of hardware/software platforms.

· Proven effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with scientists and engineers.

· Knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry and the ability to communicate effectively with medicinal chemistry team.

· Basic understanding of different organic functional groups and organic terminology including enantiomers and diastereomers.

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.