Associate Scientist I

Associate Scientist I
South San Francisco, CA
6+ month initial contract
Hourly Pay Rate: $33-36/hr

Orion Group is seeking to hire an Associate Scientist for our global pharmaceutical client's Biologics Protein Purification Team. We are seeking an Associate Scientist to join a talented team developing purification processes for GMP applications. In this laboratory position the candidate will provide hands-on support for purification development and process scale-up activities in a collaborative and dynamic environment to help advance novel therapies to human clinical studies.

Key responsibilities include:
* Execute routine purification development operations from harvest to UF/DF operations following established batch records and SOPs
* Prepare small to large batches of buffer solutions following batch record recipe
* Support pilot plant activities including preparation and execution
* Perform routine analytical measurements using HPLC and UV-vis instrumentation
* Record and manage multiple data sets in electronic notebooks, internal data base and excel files
* Perform general lab maintenance including cleanliness and maintaining inventory
* Collaborate within the team in order to follow best practices and meet project goals
* Must have a positive 'can do attitude'
* Must be comfortable with physical activities of constant standing, walking, sitting and occasionally lifting up to 35 Ibs
* Provide verbal updates and presentations at group meetings

Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, or related field with 0-3 years of lab experience
* Basic understanding of liquid chromatography and other separation processes is required
* Experience with hands-on protein purification is preferred (for example, AKTA system operation).
* Experience with analytical assays is preferred, such as HPLC and UV-vis
* Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
* Team player with the ability to operate in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.