Associate Scientist

Proclinical is currently recruiting for an Associate Scientist with a biotechnology company located in Durham, NC. The successful candidate will work in the separation sciences group within the medicinal chemistry department. This is a laboratory-based role focused primarily on performing high throughput HPLC/achiral purification/analytical chemistry and requires an individual who can balance a variety of technical skills with high work efficiency and organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Production of buffers and maintenance of solvent levels on analytical and preparative instruments
• UPLC-MS; both sample creation and running instrumentation
• Post-purification fraction collection; formatting & evaporation of pure compounds
• UPLC-MS final analysis; final sample creation and both UPLC-MS & NMR QC runs
• Lyophilization of compounds
• Delivery of compounds to Compound Management

Skills and Requirements:

• S. in Chemistry or related discipline
• 1 year experience with analytical/purification chemistry techniques and protocols
• Production work scheduling experience
• Able to effectively work on tight timelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (in particular Excel)
• General chemistry lab hands-on experience
• HPLC buffer preparations
• Analytical UPLC-MS instrumentation (1-2 yr. experience beneficial)
• NMR spectroscopy (experience beneficial, but not essential for position)
• Analytical balance weighing
• General chemistry lab safety understanding and awareness

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Nikki Ranieri at 215-531-5288.

ProClinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.

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