Research Associate

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Research Associate for a contract assignment with one of our premier Pharmaceutical clients in South San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities :

• Characterization of synthetic molecule drug substance, including small molecules, peptides and oligonucleotides, and delivery systems, method development, execution of analytical methods, and new technology evaluation.
• Will develop chiral and achiral HPLC methods, conduct testing, document studies in notebooks, summarize and interpret the data, and troubleshoot technical problems.
• The role is in a multi-functional environment supporting drug discovery, discovery pharmaceutics and process chemistry.
• The successful candidate will accomplish our mission through innovation and teamwork, creative problem-solving, and use of state-of-the-art technology including UHPLC-MS, multidimensional HPLC, KF, UV, and CAD.

Required Skills:

• Experience (0 to 3 years) in pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.
• Must have good knowledge of analytical chemistry.
• Practical experience in chromatography (HPLC and data handling/reporting) is required.
• Candidates should have good problem solving and communication skills, and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• The position requires good organizational skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

Preferred Skills:

• BS/MS in a relevant scientific discipline (chemistry, pharmaceutics or chemical engineering preferred).
• Knowledge of pharmaceutics, solid state characterization, and drug discovery is desirable.

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