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Scientist, Protein Characterization

S San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 02/06/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 617456 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

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Target Pay Rate: 40-53.45/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Description:


The Protein Sciences Department within the Discovery Biologics organization in South San Francisco is seeking an experienced Scientist to join the Protein Characterization & Developability team.
The Characterization and Developability teamwork integrated with other teams within Protein Sciences Department as well as Therapeutic Area discovery project teams and plays a pivotal role in early biologics discovery by engaging in high throughput biophysical screening, molecule optimization and developability assessments to enable selection of the best candidate molecule for further development. • The successful candidate is expected to have experience in protein chemistry and biophysical characterization of biologics using a variety of analytical tools - chromatographic, electrophoretic, light scattering and other analytical methods.
• The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in characterization of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), bi-/multi-specifics, fusion proteins, antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), etc.

Qualifications:
Education Requirement: • BS/BA degree in Biophysics/Biochemistry or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience or MS degree in Biophysics/Biochemistry or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience. Experience and Skills: • Hands-on expertise in analytical characterization of proteins using a wide range of physicochemical characterization methods such as SEC, SEC-MALS, HIC, CE-SDS, cIEF, DLS/SLS, DSF, etc. • Strong understanding of protein structure, biophysics, and analytical mindset to enable understanding of the relation between physicochemical properties and proteins structure/sequences • Previous experience with analytical characterization and developability assessment of biologics highly desired • Experience/Interest with high-throughput analytical characterization workflows • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail • Ability to work on multiple projects and ability to meet aggressive timelines • Documentation of procedures, methods, data, and results in electronic laboratory notebooks • Team player and excellent interpersonal skills • Strong communication and presentation skills Personality: • Willing to learn. • Flexible and adaptable. • Energetic. Note: • Do not submit PHD candidates. • 100% lab based onsite role
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