Associate Scientist - protein purification/characterization

Immediate opportunity for an Associate Scientist to work as part of a highly integrated and collaborative team, contributing to diverse functions, depending upon project needs and priority.  With minimal supervision, plans, conducts or monitors experiments, records and organizes data, analyses results, generates robust and reliable data and/or ensures that contracted studies are conducted in compliance with the respective protocol and applicable guidelines and regulations.

Schedule/Shift: 1st shift, Mon.-Fri.

Position Type: Contract position for 1 year (through Sept 2025), extension possible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors or follows established experimental design and protocols and performs routine tasks and studies to obtain reproducible and reliable results with limited supervision
• Plans, monitors or conducts, analyzes and records experiments, and provides interpretation of data
• Effectively transfers experimental methods from literature to the lab and makes modifications as necessary
• Develops and implements new protocols with moderate review
• Engages coworkers in scientific discussions
• Communicates data and interpretation to work group
• Skilled at developing systems to ensure quality data
• Skilled and/or knowledgeable in the use of standard laboratory equipment and with one or more major laboratory instruments/techniques
• Effectively trouble-shoots equipment and experimental difficulties
• Contributes to internal/external reports, papers, presentations, regulatory documents, invention disclosure submissions and/or patents
• Participates in department-wide support efforts such as safety, recruiting and committees
• May train staff and/or supervise others
• Coordinates and organizes resources needed to complete the task
• Understands when to seek input and when to make independent judgments
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in Biochemistry or related field with two (2) or more years' relevant experience, OR
• Master's degree (MS) in Biochemistry or related field with one (1) or more years' relevant experience
• Experience working in a biopharmaceutical working environment
• Experience with Protein Purification (e.g. Affinity, HPLC, AKTA)
• Protein purification and characterization (affinity column purification; AKTA / FPLC; SDS-PAGE / western blot etc.)
• Mammalian cell expression experience.
• Ability to follow established laboratory protocols and adhere to data standards; attention to detail and careful execution of laboratory tasks
• Strong written and oral communication skills