# Research Associate I, Analytical Chemistry at Prolific Machines

- Company: Prolific Machines
- What the company does: Difficult protein production made simple. A next-generation expression system for next-generation therapeutics. Backed by SOSV.
- Company website: http://prolific-machines.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Associate
- Location: Emeryville, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $75K to $103K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-02
- Apply by: 2026-12-17
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/prolific-machines/1cee8a83-d225-47a5-b519-499ebcdbbe77?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/prolific-machines-research-associate-i-analytical-chemistry/

## About the role

We’re looking for a Research Associate I to join the Analytical Chemistry team and collaboratively work with our R&D and Bioprocess teams to quantify and characterize broad classes of therapeutic proteins. A successful candidate in this role will bring excitement for quantification and characterization of biologics and apply it to support development activities for a first-of-its-kind photomolecular platform. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Demonstrated experience operating HPLC/UPLC systems for protein therapeutic analysis and interpreting chromatographic data
- Hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting HPLC/UPLC instrumentation, ideally Agilent systems with OpenLab CDS
- Excited to work with internal and external clients to deliver project excellence
- Have strong communication skills and comfortable sharing knowledge at multiple levels of technical detail
- Experience supporting analytical development activities for biologics is strongly preferred

Tags: Analytical Chemistry

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