Sr Research Associate, Analytical Operations

At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve tackled diseases such as HIV viral hepatitis COVID-19 and cancer working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

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Job Description

AtGileadour pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the worlds most devastating diseases united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.

**This position will relocate from our Oceanside CA site to Foster City CA site at a future date **

The successful candidate for this laboratory-based role will possess an understanding of analytical tools for therapeutic biologics process and product characterization. The candidate must be highly motivated to contribute to the research and development of biologics targeting unmet medical needs through biochemical characterization and novel method development supporting clinical and commercial programs. Experience in several of the following fields is strongly desired: analytical chemistry biochemistry electrophoretic separations high performance or ultra-performance liquid chromatography and bioinformatics.

As a Senior Research Associate Analytical Operations at Gilead you will ...

• Perform capillary electrophoresis (CE) and liquid chromatography (LC) analytical method development and testing to evaluate the impact of process parameters on product quality

• Support method development optimization and validation for late stage biotherapeutics in compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal procedures

• Work with senior team members and/or supervisors to design and execute assigned experiments process data and summarize results to support development activities

• Author and revise analytical test methods reports and memoranda

• Follow good documentation practices for data recording and knowledge management

• Follow site EH&S policies and procedure

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and 2 years of experience

Or

• Masters degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience executing and analyzing data for CE-based methods. Theoretical understanding of CE methods required.

• Practical experience or theoretical understanding of LC-based methods

• Strong theoretical understanding of analytical research concepts and principles (e.g. method development/validation principles)

• Review testing data for accuracy and compliance with established protocols and specifications. Recognize anomalous and inconsistent results to identify issues with experiments.

• Knowledge of ICH guidelines and GMP/GxP practices is highly preferred

• Excellent organizational communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to proactively identify and implement solutions

• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment

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