Research and Development Engineer, Mass Spec
Company: Synthego Corporation
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: May 19, 2023
Job Description:
Synthego is enabling genome engineering at scale with a blend of
scientific instrumentation, and data science. Our team of
scientists and engineers are putting multidisciplinary fields
together to solve problems that no one field can tackle alone.The
R&D Engineer will join our Chemistry Development team to be a
key contributor in providing support, equipment reliability, run
maintenance programs for LC/MS and HPLC systems. The scope of the
job includes handling all our QTOF mass spec, HPLCs, and UPLCs
instrumentation and associated equipment. The ideal candidate
should be able to identify failure modes and implement corrective
and preventive actions to improve equipment reliability. Although
the primary responsibility is support and maintenance of analytical
equipment, this role provides a great opportunity to grow into an
analytical scientist. This role will report to the Analytical
Scientist of Chemistry Development group.What You'll Do:
- Perform the repair, preventative maintenance, qualification,
and validation of QTOF mass spec, HPLCs, and UPLCs systems and
associated equipment.
- Provide guidance for test methods, new equipment, sample plan
definition, and validation development.
- Maintain a service schedule, track repair tickets, manage spare
parts inventories, and create accurate service reports.
- Respond to repairs and failures in a timely manner. Identify
and document failures, their root causes, and corrective
actions.
- Monitor equipment performance and determine appropriate
reliability steps to improve equipment uptime.
- Provide guidance and decisions on product development
activities to ensure compliance with internal procedures and
applicable regulatory or international standards.
- Interface with vendors where necessary. Document findings and
recommendations with the objective of implementing process
improvements.
- Analyze inspection findings to determine source of problem and
recommend repair, replacement, or other corrective action.
- Ready to learn and take up some new analytical chemistry
projects focusing on ESI-MS.About You:
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical
Engineering or scientific discipline and/ or equivalent
experience.
- 1-3 years hands-on experience as a Service Engineer preferred,
particularly working with analytical instrumentation.
- 1-3 years hands-on experience with Liquid Chromatography and
Mass Spectrometry instrumentation (LC/ MS)
- Ability to recommend and implement sustainable improvements
across the organization.
- Strong communication skills
- High degree of attention to detail
- Experienced with analytical method development and validation
preferred.Nice to Have:
- GMP work experience
- Oligonucleotide synthesis and characterization, especially HPLC
and LC/MS
- Some knowledge in Python coding and scripting
- Experience in Mass Spec especially (QTOF)
- Experience in HPLCsCompany Perks & Benefits:
- Generous equity
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401k Program
- Subsidized catered lunches and dinners with a fully stocked
kitchen & snacks
- Onsite Gym
- Daily Shuttle bus to & from San Francisco
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible paid time off
- Learning and Development resources$92,000 - $129,000 a
yearDependent on experience. About UsSynthego is a genome
engineering company that enables the acceleration of life science
research and development in the pursuit of improved human
health.The company leverages machine learning, automation, and gene
editing to build platforms for science at scale. With its
foundations in engineering disciplines, the company's platforms
vertically integrate proprietary hardware, software,
bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology to advance basic
research, target validation, and clinical trials.By providing both
commercial and academic researchers and therapeutic developers with
unprecedented access to cutting-edge genome engineering, Synthego
is at the forefront of innovation, accelerating the development of
truly engineered biology.
Keywords: Synthego Corporation, Redwood City , Research and Development Engineer, Mass Spec, Engineering , Redwood City, California
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