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Research Scientist — Synthetic Chemistry, Research & Development, Redwood City, CA, United States
Halcyon Molecular is a growing team of 40 scientists and engineers working to transform biology into an information science. Current gene sequencing methods are too slow, too expensive, and too incomplete to make "personalized medicine" more than a buzzword.
The successful candidate will:
- have a M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field
- be proficient with laboratory scale preparative chromatography and all the usual spectroscopic techniques
- have 1-10 years of post-graduate lab experience
- be collegial, cooperative, and have a proactive work ethic
An experienced analytical chemist with a broad knowledge and significant hands-on experience using various analytical chemistry tools, especially HPLC and CE. Primary responsibilities include: analytical method development; characterization of assay products; measuring reaction kinetics; determining reaction selectivity and specificity; optimization of running conditions for novel compounds; and communication across functional areas.
The successful candidate will:
- develop quantitative methods for the detection of chemical modifications of DNA utilizing capillary electrophoresis
- demonstrate broad expertise in various analytical methods including CE and HPLC, mass spectrometry is also desirable
- exhibit resourcefulness and proactive problem-solving
- have earned a MS or PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related discipline with an emphasis in analytical chemistry
Wow CJ, you're becoming quite the hub lately for job opportunities. Thanks for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteThanks, dude.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are interesting. They want to sequence DNA using electron microscopy. I can see how this is an advantage (if it works) over most enzymatic methods, as you can see modifications off the 5 position of pyrimidines (5-hmC, 5-mC, 5-hmU, etc).
ReplyDeleteThey have questions when you apply too, like what would you do with 100 billion dollars.
Good luck to everyone who applies!
The singular case- 'The successful candidate' indicates two positions in total for this company.
ReplyDeleteThat is a far cry from 'some chemists'.
I suggest we lock our thousand or so applicants into a amphitheater with one knife. The two surviving chemists get the job.
A4:55p: It's a small company, so it's not like they're going to hire 20 people at a time. Even so, the odds for Job Thunderdome don't get all that much better.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that your number is close, but incorrect. I will check.
Dude, 2 chemists = two jobs that weren't around when I checked back in 2009....celebrate!
ReplyDeleteA4:55p: I checked; it's closer to 'some' than 2.
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