Research Assistant

Venenum Biodesign, L.L.C.; Hamilton (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation & Holidays

401(k) Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Credit Union

Job summary

Genesis Drug Discovery and Development (GD3) in partnership with Venenum in Hamilton, NJ is seeking a motivated chemist to join a multidisciplinary team supporting the development of novel therapeutics. The role involves analytical work on LC-MS, NMR, and HPLC, data interpretation, and handling compound inventories and client inquiries.

You will contribute to training, follow SOPs, and participate in shipping, invoicing, and maintaining records in company databases while learning new techniques

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and 0–1 year experience.
• Experience with LC-MS and NMR, including data interpretation is a plus.
• Familiar with Chemdraw software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Willingness to work on site in lab and office.

Responsibilities

• Perform analytical analysis on LC-MS, NMR, and HPLC under guidance of senior team members.
• Maintenance of instruments and basic troubleshooting.
• Manage chemical compound collection, registrations, data sheets, and labels.
• Handle shipping and invoicing for compound sales and record-keeping.
• Respond to client inquiries about compound purity, availability, SDS, etc.
• Learn new techniques and possibly run simple reactions or ADME assays.

Skills

LC-MS

NMR data

Chemdraw

MS Office

Communication

Organization

Laboratory skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Tools

Chemdraw

MS Office

LC-MS

Job description

Genesis Drug Discovery and Development (GD3 or Company), a member of the Genesis Global Group, is a fully integrated CRO providing services to support drug discovery programs of our clients from target discovery through GLP tox studies. The GD3 portfolio includes services for assay development, synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry, in vitro ADME, DMPK/in-vivo pharmacology and safety toxicology.

We are seeking a highly motivated chemist to join our sister company Venenum located in Hamilton, NJ. The successful candidate will contribute to the work of a multi-disciplinary community of scientists, supporting the development of novel therapeutics.

Responsibilities

• Under guidance of senior team members, perform analytical analysis on various instrumentation, including LC-MS, NMR, and HPLC (preparatory and analytical).
• Perform general instrument maintenance and learn to do basic troubleshooting on instruments.
• Follow SOPs to manage our chemical compound collection for both catalog chemicals and client compounds, including registration of compound, weighing of compounds, preparing data sheets, labels and other documents.
• Handle shipping and invoicing for compound sales, and keep good records in company database and accounting systems.
• Respond to client inquires about compound purity, availability, SDS, etc.
• The successful candidate will learn new techniques for support of chemistry division work after training, which may include running simple chemical reactions, or performing in vitro ADME assays such as solubility

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry with 0 to 1 year experience.
• Experience with LCMS and NMR, including data interpretation a plus.
• Familiar with Chemdraw software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Organizational skills and an attention to detail are essential.
• Must have ability to learn and acquire required skills as noted above.
• Willingness to work both in laboratory and office setting on site.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work on deadlines.

We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care Flex Spending Account
• Voluntary Policies (Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Supplemental STD)
• Legal Plan & Identity Theft Protection
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Vacation & Holiday
• Business Casual Environment
• Credit Union

Visit GD3 at https://www.gd3services.com/

Genesis Drug Discovery and Development is an equal opportunity employer.