Research Associate I - Organic Chemistry

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

We’re looking for a talented Research Associate I with a background in organic chemistry to join Piotr Swiderski’s lab at City of Hope. This is an exciting opportunity for a scientist with strong organic chemistry and synthesis experience to contribute to innovative research in a highly collaborative scientific environment.

As a successful candidate you will:

·         Develop, perform, troubleshoot and review routine wet chemistry, electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and/or HPLC analyses.

·         Must use scientific reasoning when making decisions regarding the quality of the data reported. Must be able to research/gather information without supervision and to make scientifically sound decisions based on knowledge and experience.

·         Develop, review, revise and write test methods, forms, templates, standard operating procedures and other related documents.

·         Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Your qualifications should include:

·         Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology or related field with 0-2 years of research/laboratory experience working in a QC or analytical lab

·         Must be familiar with modern instrumental analysis, including analytical and preparative HPLC, mass spectrometry, UV-VIS instrumentation, as well as 1H and 13C NMR.

·         Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) experience is strongly preferred.

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