Merck & Co Hiring for Scientist, High-Throughput Purification job in South San Francisco Full Time

The successful candidate will be a self-starter and detail-oriented, with an analytical mindset and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.- The candidate will be responsible for developing chromatographic methods and provide routine and specialized purification support and reporting for a range of modalities at varying scales, leveraging a variety of analytical techniques, novel instrumentation, and custom informatics tools.- Specific responsibilities will include:

Job responsibilities include:

• Being an integral part of our company’s growing High-Throughput Purification team and work with•chemists, biologists,•and engineers to advance•our•drug discovery pipeline
• Operating state of the art analytical and purification instrumentation (HPLC, UPLC, SFC, Hi-Res MS, 2D-LC) to characterize and purify lead candidates from small molecules to peptides and bioconjugates
• Developing specialty separations, and optimize related chromatographic methods for individual programs
• Identifying, evaluating, and recommending novel instrumentation and workflows to achieve early-stage project goals
• Collaborating with automation teams to design and implement machine learning software tools and robotics to automate laboratory workflows and processes
• Overseeing overall instrument performance and health, performing basic troubleshooting, and schedule preventative maintenance and repair with key vendors
• Contributing to our external scientific presence through presentations and the writing of technical documents, scientific manuscripts, etc.

Position Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry or related field with three (3) years of relevant experience
• Master’s degree in Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry or related field with zero (0) years of relevant experience

Required Experience and Skills:

• Hands-on research experience with HPLC techniques, LC-MS, and/or assay development
• Demonstrated ability to independently develop and perform critical experiments in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Self-motivated with high attention to detail, ability to rapidly analyze, summarize and present data and significant conclusions
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to meet deadlines and prioritize work on multiple projects
• Uncompromising integrity and proven success working in a high-performing, diverse, and inclusive team environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and build collaborative relationships

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Familiarity with Waters, ThermoFisher, and/or Agilent LC-MS instrumentation, relevant software platforms, subsequent data analyses and interpretation
• Experience in programing and operating automated liquid handling systems and centrifugal evaporators
• Prior exposure to high-throughput lab operations, automation, method development, and compound array purification

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). -Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. -This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Expected salary range:
$102,800.00 – $161,900.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. – For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed here .

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:
Yes

Travel Requirements:
No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
1st – Day

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
YES

Requisition ID:R291239