Research Associate I: Analytical Chemistry & QC Lab

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope Beckman Research Institute seeks a Research Associate I with a background in organic chemistry to join Piotr Swiderski’s lab. The role focuses on developing and executing routine and advanced analytical workflows, including HPLC and SDS-PAGE, with strong data interpretation and documentation duties.

The candidate should have a 0–2 year background in QC or analytical labs and be ready to contribute to collaborative cancer and disease research efforts in Duarte, CA.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Wet chemistry

SDS-PAGE

HPLC

Mass spectrometry

NMR

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Biology or related field

Tools

HPLC

Mass spectrometry

UV-Vis

NMR

Job description

City of Hope Beckman Research Institute seeks a Research Associate I with a background in organic chemistry to join Piotr Swiderski’s lab. The role focuses on developing and executing routine and advanced analytical workflows, including HPLC and SDS-PAGE, with strong data interpretation and documentation duties.

The candidate should have a 0–2 year background in QC or analytical labs and be ready to contribute to collaborative cancer and disease research efforts in Duarte, CA.