Associate Scientist
Spectraforce Technologies
South San Francisco, CA, United States
Full-time
Associate Scientist
South San Francisco, CA 94080
12 months
Comments / Special Instructions
- Experience with protein characterization and Mass spectrometry.
- Protein (mAb and ADC) characterization such as CE-SDS, Mass Spectrometry and SEC
- Ability to calculate protein concentrations and dilutions
Qualifications :
Education : Bachelor's Degree with 2-3 years / Master or PHD in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, life sciences, or other relevant areas with 1-2 year of experience in wet lab work.
Required skills and experience :
- Ability to calculate protein concentrations and dilutions.
- Ability to learn basic analytical skills faster with training.
- Experience with single- and multi-channel manual pipettes.
- Strong organization, attention to detail and the ability to follow written procedures.
- Ability to multi-task while working safely and independently.
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred SKills :
- Experience with protein characterization and Mass Spectrometry(MS). Personality :
- Team player
- Team player
- Communication skills
- Innovative
- Quick learner
- Very organized
Software :
- MS office required.
- Any date processing software experience
Responsibilities :
- Perform basic protein chemistry experiments such as measuring protein concentration from absorbance measurements (OD280 nm) and calculate dilutions.
- Manually aliquot and label vials containing purified proteins for storage.
- Support vialing of purified protein solutions using bio-microlab instrumentation.
- Handle Occupational Exposure Band (OEB4 and OEB5) compounds safely by following Environment, Health, and Safety protocols and procedures.
- Prepare solutions and buffers following established SOPs.
- The position is very SOP oriented - the worker will be responsible for aliquoting, labeling, storing samples and perform basic ADC QC.
- Workers will be handling very important and sensitive samples, so they must have some wet lab experience.
- Experience with protein characterization is highly preferred.
- Perform protein (mAb and ADC) characterization such as CE-SDS, Mass Spectrometry and SEC with training.
- Help track / document service calls for maintenance and instrument repair.
- Document data as needed in an electronic lab notebook.
4 days ago