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Analytical Scientist I

Prolific Machines · Emeryville, California · On-site

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About Prolific Machines

Backed by SOSV.

About the role

The Analytical Science team is looking for a talented scientist to collaboratively work with our R&D and Bioprocess teams to quantify and characterize broad classes of therapeutic proteins. A successful candidate will bring an outcome-oriented skillset to recombinant protein quantification and characterization. You will work collaboratively with our teams to produce and purify diverse proteins from cell culture processes and be comfortable conducting a wide range of protein quality assessments.

What they're looking for

  • Have illustrated experience in therapeutic protein characterization approaches (eg. HPLC, SDS, CE, cIEF, LC-MS)
  • Have illustrated the ability to develop, execute, and interpret intact mass, sequence confirmation, and PTM analysis (e.g., glycosylation, disulfide mapping, peptide mapping) through mass spectrometry
  • Have illustrated the ability to develop, execute, and interpret aggregation and charge variant characterizations for biologics
  • Have experience in the development and execution of GLP-compliant methods characterizing protein quality attributes across a wide range of therapeutic classes
  • Have hands-on experience operating LC-MS. Experience with Agilent QTOF instrumentation applied to assay protein quality is a plus, including familiarity with proteomic software
  • Are highly motivated to deliver successful outcomes for internal and external clients
More about this role

Prolific Machines is ushering in a new era of biotechnology with light. Our first-of-its-kind optogenetic platform delivers unprecedented control, precisely guiding cellular behavior when and where it matters most. Unlike existing tools used to control biology, our technology enables dynamic, tunable control over virtually any cellular function in any cell type. We're enabling partners to unlock robust efficiency, quality, and reproducibility advantages across the most complex pharmaceuticals and therapeutic proteins. Prolific is supported by leading investors, including Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mayfield and SOSV.

The Analytical Science team is looking for a talented scientist to collaboratively work with our R&D and Bioprocess teams to quantify and characterize broad classes of therapeutic proteins. A successful candidate will bring an outcome-oriented skillset to recombinant protein quantification and characterization. You will work collaboratively with our teams to produce and purify diverse proteins from cell culture processes and be comfortable conducting a wide range of protein quality assessments.

  • Collaborate with cell line development and bioprocess...

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Analytical Chemistry

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