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Senior Research Associate 1 (Contract)

Eikon Therapeutics · Millbrae, California · On-site

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About Eikon Therapeutics

Advancing breakthrough therapeutics through the purposeful integration of science and engineering. Backed by Lux.

About the role

Joining a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary team, the Senior Research Associate 1 will support and help advance Eikon’s small-molecule purification capabilities. The primary responsibility is to carry out high-throughput and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) purification of small molecules to support drug discovery.

What they're looking for

  • Perform high-throughput and SFC purification of small molecules to support the medicinal chemistry team at Eikon Therapeutics in Millbrae, CA
  • Run mass-directed purification using Waters Autopurifier and Agilent mass-directed purification systems, including fraction collection based on mass-spectrometry detection
  • Apply and adapt established chromatographic methods for the purification of small molecules, and assist in developing and optimizing new methods
  • Perform routine maintenance and basic troubleshooting of preparative and analytical instruments to keep them in good working condition and minimize downtime
  • Manage large numbers of samples and their associated data accurately, and document procedures, results, and observations to maintain reliable records
  • Compile, analyze, and present purification and analytical data to the team
More about this role

Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.

Company Description

Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.

Position

Joining a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary team, the Senior Research Associate 1...

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