Temporary Scientist III

Job Title: Temporary Scientist III
LOCATION: Alameda, CA
Hours: Full-time
Type: Contract

Overview
Joule is seeking a temporary, knowledgeable, self-motivated scientist to provide Antibody Drug Conjugate support for the advancement of the ADC portfolio. The successful candidate will have at least 3 years of experience and must have strong chemistry and/or bioconjugation background as they will temporarily support discovery research and early process development activities for ongoing and new ADC projects.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of state of the art in different aspects of ADC research including conjugation technologies, linkers, and payloads.
• Working knowledge of bioconjugation platforms, applications, and development.
• Good working knowledge in analytical techniques including NMR, HPLC, and LCMS.
• Ability to work independently, excellent time management and organization skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Works on extremely complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
• Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Requirements

• 3 - 10 Years of prior experience
• Effectively communicate scientific concepts, findings, and interpretation to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong scientific understanding of chemistry, mechanism of action of cytotoxins and ADCs, and pharmacology studies in discovery of ADCs.
• Hands on laboratory experience in bioconjugate research including critical reagent generation, identification, and optimization of bioconjugates, material production, purification, analytics, and characterization.
• Experience in various aspects of small molecule chemical synthesis is preferred.
• Demonstrated drive for rigorous scientific excellence. Ability to think critically and creatively to identify and solve scientific problems.