At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.
Job Description
At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.
We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.
The position will be on-site in Oceanside with a future transfer to Foster City.
As a Scientist, at Gilead you will possess a detailed understanding of proteins and carbohydrates. The candidate must be highly motivated to contribute to the research and development of biologics targeting unmet medical needs through biochemical characterization and novel method development supporting clinical and commercial programs. Experience in several of the following fields is strongly desired: analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biological mass spectrometry, high performance or ultra-performance liquid chromatography, electrophoretic separations, enzymology, statistics, chemical and biophysical structural elucidation, and bioinformatics.
Key Responsibilities:
Works as part of a team to support late-stage assay development of biophysical characterization methods such as circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), size exclusion chromatography with multi-angle light scattering (SEC-MALS), and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) to characterize molecules, degradation pathways, and define critical quality attributes in a phase-appropriate context.
Contributes to analytical method development and qualification to support protein characterization activities.
Supports comparability and stability studies by higher order structure assessment.
Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots CD, DSC, AUC, SEC-MALS, and FTIR instruments.
Works on moderately complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangible variables requiring regular use of intelligence, logic, ingenuity, and creativity.
Works in collaboration with junior and senior team members to advance the development of state-of-the-art techniques to characterize substances, assays, and tools.
Represents the Bio Pivotal Structure group in cross-functional project teams.
Participates in process comparability studies and coordinates analysis of in-process and product-related impurities as needed.
Responsible for conducting scientific research for the development of drug candidates or research support of marketed drugs.
Advises project teams on the planning and execution of laboratory experiments, considering economic, regulatory and safety factors.
Presents results of work, interprets data, and draws conclusions regarding presented material and nature of work.
Maintains familiarity of state-of-the art scientific principles and literature and applies such knowledge appropriately to projects and in support of the Company’s interests.
Represents the company at national/international conferences.
Basic Qualifications:
PhD in Chemistry or a related discipline with limited industry experience,
OR
MS degree with 4+ years industry experience.
OR
BS degree with 6+ years' industry experience
Strong knowledge in mass spectrometry, experimental design, and assay development.
Familiarity with several of the following is highly desired: circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), size exclusion chromatography with multi-angle light scattering (SEC-MALS), and fourier transform infrared (FTIR), ultra-performance liquid chromatography, and proteolytic/chemical processing. Knowledge of ICH guidelines and GMP is a plus.
Expertise in biophysical analysis software and data analysis/visualization tools (Python, R, JMP, and Spotfire).
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and technical) and interpersonal skills are required. Must be able to participate in highly effective teams.
Must think critically and creatively and be able to work independently, determine appropriate resources for resolution of problems and have strong organizational and planning skills.
The candidate will be expected to work in a matrixed environment and be an effective communicator of ideas, assay results and issues.
People Leader Accountabilities:
•Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the
way they manage their teams.
•Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current
performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and
realize their purpose.
•Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding
them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.
For additional benefits information, visit:
https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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