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Original Job Post

Gilead Sciences · 2 days ago

Research Scientist, Process Development

Foster City, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$154K/yr - $199K/yr

9+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Responsible for developing chemical processes for the manufacture of drug substances.

Demonstrate technical proficiency, scientific creativity, collaboration with others and independent thought in suggesting experimental design and strategy.

Must think critically and creatively and be able to work independently, determine appropriate resources for resolution of problems and have strong organizational and planning skills.

Propose alternative chemistry including new route selection and step optimization.

Works in collaboration with more senior scientists or scientific directors to advance the development of economical, sustainable, state-of-the-art techniques to isolate, characterize, purify and mass-produce substances.

Work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangible variables, requiring regular use of ingenuity and creativity.

Advise members of project teams in the initiation and execution of laboratory experimentation, considering economic, sustainability, regulatory and safety factors.

Make contributions to scientific literature and conferences through publication and presentation of research results.

Maintain full working knowledge of state-of-the art principles and theories, applying such knowledge to the direction that supports Company interests.

Demonstrate excellent verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrate collaborative communication and problem-solving spirit.

Qualification

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Synthetic SequencesPurification TechniquesAnalytical TechniquesHPLCLCMSNMRScientific Literature SearchingSciFinderReaxysProblem-SolvingTeamworkContinuous Learning

Required

PhD in Organic Chemistry (or related discipline), or MS degree with 9+ years of relevant experience, or BS degree with 11+ years of experience.

Experience in planning and executing multi-step synthetic sequences.

Familiarity with modern purification and analytical techniques, including HPLC, LCMS and NMR.

Well-versed in scientific literature searching software (SciFinder, Reaxys etc.)

Strong desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams, learn new skills and proactively solve problems.

Benefits

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Company

Gilead Sciences

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Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.

Founded in 1987

Foster City, California, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.gilead.com

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