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Research Associate I

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 05/08/2026 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Research and Discovery Job Number: 12633 Pay Rate: $30.00 - $48.00 Remote Friendly: Onsite

Job Description

Our client is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. They are among the world's leading biotech companies, with multiple products on the market and a promising development pipeline.

Overview:

We seek an outstanding candidate to join Synthetic Molecule Analytical Chemistry Department. Responsibilities include characterization of synthetic molecule drug substance, including small molecules, peptides and oligonucleotides, and delivery systems, method development, execution of analytical methods, and new technology evaluation. The candidate will develop chiral and achiral HPLC methods, conduct testing, document studies in notebooks, summarize and interpret the data, and troubleshoot technical problems. The role is in a multi-functional environment supporting drug discovery, discovery pharmaceutics and process chemistry. The successful candidate will accomplish our mission through innovation and teamwork, creative problem-solving, and use of state-of-the-art technology including UHPLC-MS, multidimensional HPLC, GC, KF, UV, and CAD.

Skills:
  • Experience (0 to 3 years) in pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.
  • Candidates must have good knowledge of analytical chemistry.
  • Practical experience in chromatography (HPLC and data handling/reporting) is required.
  • Knowledge of pharmaceutics, solid state characterization, and drug discovery is desirable.
  • Candidates should have good problem solving and communication skills, and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
  • The position requires good organizational skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

Job Requirements

Education:
  • BS/MS in a relevant scientific discipline (chemistry, pharmaceutics or chemical engineering preferred).

Meet Your Recruiter

Jay Hite
Recruiter, Account Manager

As a Recruiter at Compass, Jay enjoys meeting job seekers and helping them to find new and exciting opportunities. He enjoys the process of getting to know candidates and learning all about their experience and what their future goals are. Jay feels the excitement of his candidates and is passionate about helping to find a fit both culturally and professionally. 

When Jay isn’t working, he enjoys bike rides, trying out new foods, tequila tasting and watching movies.  

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