Senior Scientist, Protein Production

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Level 3

Job Description Summary

Come help us discover innovative therapeutic breakthroughs for patients! We are seeking a passionate curious and collaborative protein scientist to join our Protein Sciences group an interdisciplinary team that has expertise in protein chemistry enzymology biophysics NMR X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy.

As a Protein Scientist you will focus primarily on the production of proteins to enable structure-guided drug discovery for multiple disease areas. Your responsibilities will include designing protein constructs carrying out expression in various cell systems developing methodologies for purification and protein characterization using biophysical and structural techniques. You will closely collaborate with colleagues within our group and across disease areas to tackle challenging drug discovery projects contributing to the advancement of early-stage drug development.

Job Description

Internal Job Title: Senior Scientist I/II

Location: onsite San Diego CA

About the role:

Come help us discover innovative therapeutic breakthroughs for patients! We are seeking a passionate curious and collaborative protein scientist to join our Protein Sciences group an interdisciplinary team that has expertise in protein chemistry enzymology biophysics NMR X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy.

As a Protein Scientist you will focus primarily on the production of proteins to enable structure-guided drug discovery for multiple disease areas. Your responsibilities will include designing protein constructs carrying out expression in various cell systems developing methodologies for purification and protein characterization using biophysical and structural techniques. You will closely collaborate with colleagues within our group and across disease areas to tackle challenging drug discovery projects contributing to the advancement of early-stage drug development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute protocols to generate high-quality protein reagents for small molecule screening hit validation and structural biology studies of protein-small molecule complexes.

• Design protein constructs based on literature and AI-based structure prediction tools.

• Express protein expression in mammalian and insect cell systems.

• Purify protein purification using various chromatography techniques and FPLC equipment.

• Collaborate with colleagues to characterize protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions using biophysical and structural biology techniques.

• Apply critical thinking to troubleshoot experiments and design new approaches.

• Maintain a high level of professional expertise through familiarity with scientific literature and accurate and detailed record keeping.

• Work both independently and collaboratively as part of multidisciplinary teams.

• Present and communicate results with protein science colleagues and project teams.

Essential Requirements:

• BS/MS degree in biochemistry life sciences molecular biology or related field with at least 5 years of relevant research laboratory experience.

• Proven in-depth knowledge with hands-on experience in recombinant protein construct design and expression including insect cell and mammalian expression systems.

• Proficiency in different protein purification techniques such as affinity ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography using FPLC or HPLC systems.

• Understanding of protein characterization as well as protein-ligand interactions using biophysical methods (e.g. SPR DSF ITC LC/MS).

• Demonstrated critical thinking and troubleshooting ability when handling challenging proteins such as aggregated proteins multicomponent complexes or membrane proteins.

• Passionate about biomedical research and drug discovery. Motivated to learn new techniques in protein biochemistry biophysics and structural biology.

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written and ability to work effectively in a matrix team environment.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience in protein crystallography bio-NMR or cryo-EM either directly or working closely with others.

• Experience in biophysical methods to characterize protein-protein or protein-ligand interactions.

Compensation and Benefits:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $93800 and $174200 per year for Senior Scientist I and $98700 and $183300 for Senior Scientist II. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like but not limited to relevant skills andexperience and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the publishedsalary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and depending on the level of therole eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health life anddisability benefits a 401(k) with company contribution and match and a variety of other benefits. Inaddition employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation personal daysholidays and other leaves.

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EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

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Range

$93800.00 - $174200.00

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