Job Title - Chemist

Location - San Diego, CA

Duration – 12+ Months Contract

Total Hours/week - 40.00
1st Shift

Description Summary:
Serve as chemist supporting the development of water-soluble fluorescent dyes. Individual will primarily support the prototyping, troubleshooting and scaling of development materials. Responsibilities include purification, analysis, and modification of water-soluble dyes. Individual must be comfortable working in cross-functional teams under defined deadlines. The successful candidate will have experience with organic synthesis, polymer and macromolecule separations, and/or analytical characterization with excellent attention to detail and ability to follow standard, documented processes.

Primary Duties:
• Perform a variety of small molecule and polymer processing, purification and characterization steps to support the generation of new materials
• Characterize materials by various chromatography methods, including HPLC/SEC/IEC chromatography using established standard processes
• Perform small scale dye labeling / bio-conjugation reactions according to established standard processes
• Optical characterization of the polymer dyes including measurement of absorbance and fluorescence emission spectra.
• Remove solvent via rotary evaporation and/or lyophilization
• Support documentation and archiving of R&D results in company databases
• Prepare outgoing materials and supporting (QC) documentation
• Provide assistance as needed to maintain functioning laboratory; including glassware cleaning, material ordering, inventory control and other duties.

Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
Organic Synthesis:
• Basic organic synthesis skills
• Ability to follow established reaction protocols and standard processes

Analytical Skills:
• Experience operating HPLC/SEC/IEC equipment using established protocols preferred
• Basic experience with UV/Vis and/or fluorescence spectroscopy
• Documentation in lab notebooks, checklists and basic databases

Additional Laboratory Skills:
• Labeling and packaging
• Familiarity with separation/purification methods is a plus

Other:
• Strong attention to detail
• Works in a team based environment
• Multi-task to cover a variety of job functions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to follow established policies and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to maintain neat, accurate and complete notebook and batch records
• Ability to independently perform and analyze data and identify issues in routine tests
• Familiarity with operation of routine laboratory instruments and applicable software

Education and Experience:
• Typically requires BS in Chemistry or similar Life Science discipline
• Typically requires minimum of 2 years of experience in a laboratory setting