Job Title: Scientist - Onsite

Location: South San Francisco California 94080 United States

Pay Rate: $46/hr to $48/hr

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the assay strategies and apply a variety of scientific principles and concepts to the assay design, assay development and troubleshooting in support of small molecule drug discovery.
• Develop and execute biochemical assays and convert into high-throughput screening (HTS) format to enable HTS campaign and meet project goals.
• Apply sophisticated biochemical and biophysical assay techniques to develop and perform potency, kinetic and mechanistic assays for hits validation, compound-target engagement, and SAR study.
• Advance biochemical/biophysical assay screening capabilities and evaluate new assay technologies and experimental approaches using scientific theory and technical literature.
• Strong data analysis cababilities and able to communicate and present research results and provide scientific and technical support.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams and external partners to enable project progression.

Required Skills:

• A deep and broad understanding of the development, validation & execution of a wide array of binding & functional activity-based assays such as AlphaScreen, TR-FRET, FP, etc.
• Experience with biophysical techniques and instruments used to characterize ligand binding such as Microscale Thermophoresis (MST), Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (DSF), Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC), etc.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to work in a flexible team-oriented environment.

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