Development Associate II / Associate Scientist

R&D Partners is seeking to hire a Development Associate II to Associate Scientist in Foster City, CA.

Your main responsibilities as a Development Associate II to Associate Scientist:

Plan and execute assigned tasks that support upstream cell culture and downstream purification operations.

Monitor and evaluate process performance data, report and present findings, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problem.

Work with group members to maintain the lab, including analytical equipment maintenance, inventory and stocking support, and general lab upkeep activities.

Participate in group meetings and present results, data interpretation and conclusions.

Demonstrate strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain processes used to achieve results of assigned tasks.

What we are looking for in a Development Associate II to Associate Scientist:

AA/AS degree: must have 2+ year relevant industry experience (cell culture and/or purification techniques) or BS/BE degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or a related scientific discipline: at least 1 years of experience required (in cell culture and/or purification techniques).

Hands on experience with reactor sampling and daily monitoring of processes is preferred.

Familiar with downstream purification process, which includes centrifugation, chromatography, and dead-end as well as tangential filtration.

Hands-on experience of AKTA, Tangential flow filtration and depth filtration is preferred, AKTA and UNICORN programming: a huge plus, not a must as it is trainable (yet needs experience with other Chromatography operations (e.g. how it works, how to pack resins in columns of various sizes)

Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), technology transfer, and scaling up bioprocesses is a plus.

Why Choose R&D Partners?

As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical insurance PPO, HMO & HSA
• Dental & Vision insurance
• 401k plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-term disability
• Weekly payroll
• Expense reimbursement
• Online timecard approval

Pay Scale:

$68,656 $85,834 (Dependent on Experience)

R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer.