Research Associate III - CMC
About The Position
Eitr Biologics, Inc., (Eitr) is a San Diego, CA based biotechnology company focused on the pursuit of novel next generation immunotherapeutics for the treatment of infectious diseases that are a current or emerging threat to public health. Our scientific approach emphasizes the development of technologies that will increase global accessibility to lifesaving immunotherapeutics. Eitr has fostered a robust and highly collaborative worldwide network of academic and government laboratories that share in our scientific goal to address unmet public health needs. Eitr scientists can expect to work in a collaborative atmosphere to advance promising early-stage exploratory technologies to clinical stages of drug development. Eitr currently has an opening for a Research Associate III, CMC position, requiring the qualifications and responsibilities listed below.
Requirements
- B.S. in a biology related discipline with a minimum of 4 years of experience in an academic or industry setting
- Ability to calculate molar solutions for buffer preparation
- Familiarity with basic laboratory equipment (e.g., micropipette, pipetman, scales, etc.)
- Experience with protein purification
- Experience working with bacterial cultures
- Ability to perform experiments with good aseptic technique
- Knowledge of protein biochemistry
- Ability to follow written procedures/protocols precisely
- Good communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills are essential
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Cytiva AKTA FPLC systems and Unicorn software
- Experience with protein tag-based affinity and FPLC based chromatography, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, and spectrophotometric analysis
- Experience independently designing and troubleshooting experiments
- Experience with electronic or digital lab notebooks and data entry
- Experience with infectious disease immunotherapeutics
- Familiarity with HPLC instrument and methodologies
- Familiarity with a fermenter or a bioreactor
Responsibilities
- Ability to independently carry out tasks and duties as assigned, generally with minimal oversight or supervision
- Prepare buffers, reagents, and other materials necessary for experiments
- Records experimental data, writes data summaries in digital lab notebook
- Contributes to drafting of technical reports, as necessary
- Perform protein expression and purification experiments
- Performs experiments including SDS-PAGE, UV/Vis Spectroscopy, and Size Exclusion HPLC
- Ensures lab cleanliness and safety by maintaining equipment and technician attire, and keeping all samples properly labeled and stored
- Maintains common lab supply stocks as needed and general lab maintenance
- Performs internet searches to gather relevant information, record and present any relevant findings in a manner pursuant to facility protocol
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- generous PTO policy including vacation, sick, and holiday time
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
- up to 6% 401(k) contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
