Lead Scientist, Analytics

Helaina • New York, NY

7d • $110,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you'll contribute directly to Helaina's milestones by designing, performing, and troubleshooting experiments toward the Analytics team's objectives — and leading that team's day-to-day delivery. This is an excellent opportunity for someone hungry to work in a startup environment and ready to make a big impact on the future of nutrition. This is a full-time, on-site, lab-based role at Helaina's NYC office.

Requirements

• PhD, MS, or BS in analytical chemistry, analytical biochemistry, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, or a related scientific discipline, with 10+ years of in-lab experience in a biotech or academic setting
• Deep knowledge of analytical techniques for protein purification and analysis, such as chromatography (RP, IEX, SEC, and HILIC)
• Deep expertise in mass-spectrometry characterization of proteins, including intact protein measurement, peptide mapping, and glycosylation and other post-translational-modification analysis
• Experience developing and validating proteomics and metabolomics workflows
• Deep expertise analyzing and communicating complex mass-spectrometry data (experience with Skyline, Spectronaut, MaxQuant, and UniDec is preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of analytical method development, validation, transfer, and root-cause analysis
• Effective communicator — within a collaborative scientific team and in translating science for non-technical audiences
• Eager to make an impact in a team environment, and you are energetic, creative and personally motivated by the future of food and/or biological products

Nice To Haves

• Spectroscopy (UV, fluorescence, CD) and SDS-PAGE/western blotting are a plus
• Prior applied experience with recombinant-protein purification and analysis
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals, patents, SOPs, and/or regulatory filings

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and validation of analytical methods for characterization of recombinant proteins and food ingredients — including sample preparation and physicochemical analysis of lactoferrin and other proteins by techniques such as HPLC, LC-MS, and SDS-PAGE
• Provide analytical support to R&D on strain engineering and process development for expression and production of recombinant proteins
• Provide analytical support for product characterization across food applications to support client requests from our commercial team
• Own daily operation and maintenance of major equipment, including (U)HPLC and mass-spectrometry systems
• Perform method development, transfer, validation, and operations — including release and stability studies — for food ingredients and finished products
• Work with external resources including CROs and CMOs/CDMOs to advance company objectives and milestones
• Provide technical support for regulatory filings, health-authority questions, change control, and quality impact assessments
• Analyze, interpret, and present data to internal and external audiences
• Own project planning and execution at the team level — escalating risks proactively, enforcing quality and process standards, and developing the analytics team

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• 401k match (up to 3%)
• Unlimited vacation days, including an all-company holiday between Christmas and New Year
• Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return-to-work program
• Commuter Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior