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Method Development Scientist
Santa Rosa, California, United States
$90k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Abbott
AbbottNYSE: ABT: Manufactures medical devices, diagnostics, and nutritional health products.
6+ YOEBachelor's in chemistry/biochemistry required, 6+ years relevant experience, LC‑MS/MS method development and validation experience preferred, GLP experience, strong analytical and communication skills.
LC-MS/MS, LC-MS-MS, Sciex Analyst, Multiquant, Sciex OS, Hamilton Nimbus, STAR
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Method Development Scientist
Santa Rosa, California, United States
$90k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Abbott
AbbottNYSE: ABT: Provides medical devices, diagnostics, and science-based nutritional products.
6+ YOEBachelor's in chemistry/biochemistry,6+ years related experience,LC-MS/MS method development and validation experience,experience with Sciex software and Hamilton automation,ability to author validation documents.
LC-MS/MS, Sciex Analyst, Multiquant, Sciex OS, Hamilton Nimbus, Hamilton STAR
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Scientist, Immunoassay Development
San Carlos, California, United States
$129k-$151k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Vaxcyte
VaxcyteNASDAQ: PCVX: Developing vaccines to prevent and treat bacterial diseases.
0+ YOEPhD preferred (0–2 years) or MS/BS with industry experience; hands-on immunoassay development (ELISA, MSD, multiplex), data analysis, reagent preparation, and regulated lab experience (GMP/GLP) desired.
ELISA, MSD, electrochemiluminescence, ELN
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Process Development Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
$170k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
Plasmidsaurus
Plasmidsaurus: Provides fast DNA and RNA sequencing services for scientists.
3+ YOEExperience developing and scaling molecular biology processes in industry (3+ years), strong molecular biology and experimental design skills, familiarity with lab automation, ability to lead process transfers and guide technical staff; PhD preferred.
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Senior Clinical Development Scientist
Parsippany or Foster City
$154k-$219k/yr HybridFull Time
Kite Pharma
Kite PharmaNASDAQ: GILD: Developing engineered cell therapies to treat and cure cancer.
6+ YOERequires PharmD or PhD with drug development experience, or MS with 6+ years or BS/RN with 8+ years. Requires clinical trial, FDA/EMA, ICH, GCP, analytical, communication, and organizational knowledge.
Microsoft Office, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
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Scientist, Electrocatalyst Development
Hayward, California, United States
$160k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Voya Energy
Voya Energy: Commercializing metal-based fuel systems for clean off-grid electricity.
Design and synthesize molecular functional materials, analyze structure–property relationships, work with vendors, and scale catalyst technology from lab to pilot; track record in molecular materials and familiarity with electrochemical systems preferred.
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Clinical Development Scientist
Palo Alto or Redwood City
$138k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
Guardant Health
Guardant HealthNasdaqGS: GH: Provides blood-based and tissue-based precision oncology diagnostic tests.
5+ YOEAdvanced degree preferred, 5+ years post‑graduate industry experience, experience designing/managing clinical validation studies for IVDs and regulatory submissions, strong scientific writing and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
AI tools, NGS, GCP, GLP, CLIA, CAP, ISO 13485
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Scientist, Technology Development
South San Francisco, California, United States
$110k-$140k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Atlas Data Storage
Atlas Data Storage: A developing semiconductor-based molecular data storage solutions using synthetic DNA.
0+ YOEMaster's with >5 yrs or PhD with 0-3 yrs in Physics/Materials Science/Physical Chemistry/Nanotech; hands-on low-noise nanoelectronic measurements, electrochemistry, data analysis and scripting, surface functionalization experience.
cyclic voltammetry, AC voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, bipotentiostat
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Principal Scientist, Analytical Development
South San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Sana Biotechnology
Sana BiotechnologyNASDAQ: SANA: Developing engineered cells as medicines to treat human diseases.
8+ YOEPhD with 8+ years or MS with 10+ years industry experience; deep expertise in pluripotent stem cell products; experience developing/qualifying late-stage potency methods per FDA/ICH/USP; proficiency with JMP, Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, SoftMax Pro; mammalian cell culture experience.
JMP, Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, SoftMax Pro
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Associate Scientist/Scientist/Senior Scientist in Antibody Development
San Francisco, California, United States
$100k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Shennon Biotechnologies
Shennon Biotechnologies: Develops a single-cell platform for rapid immunotherapy drug discovery.
5+ YOE5+ years industry experience designing, producing, and optimizing developability of multi-specific antibodies; strong background in biochemistry/protein engineering.
Phage Display, Yeast Display, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Protein Engineering, In Vitro Assays, In Vivo Studies, CRO Management
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Scientist / Senior Scientist, Assay Development (Reagents)
Berkeley, California, United States
$112k-$162k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Glyphic Biotechnologies
Glyphic Biotechnologies: Developing next-generation platforms for single-molecule protein sequencing.
4+ YOEReagent development and QC experience in biochemical systems; DOE design; SOPs and documentation proficiency.
HPLC, Fluorescence-based functional assays, DOE-informed study design, Stability testing methods
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Analytical Assay Development Scientist
Vacaville, California, United States
$100k-$130k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Oath
Oath: Develops microbial and AI solutions for soil regeneration and agriculture.
5+ YOEPh.D. or equivalent experience in a relevant science and 5+ years developing quantitative microbial assays; expertise in microbiology methods, complex data analysis, scientific literature, and cross-functional collaboration.
qRT-PCR, flow cytometry, amplicon sequencing, whole-genome sequencing (WGS), RNA-Seq, LIMS, Benchling, R, Spotfire, Tableau, JMP, Asana, Jira, SQL
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Associate Scientist, Analytical Development
South San Francisco, California, United States
$106k-$138k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Denali Therapeutics
Denali TherapeuticsNASDAQ: DNLI: Developing medicines for neurodegenerative and lysosomal storage diseases.
2+ YOEBS/MS in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences or related field; 2+ years of CMC analytical development in biotech/pharma; experience with chromatography, electrophoresis, spectroscopy, LC-MS; data analysis; good documentation and communication.
Chromatography, Capillary Electrophoresis, Spectroscopy, LC-MS, Mass Spectrometry, Data Analysis Software
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Scientist/Senior Scientist, Analytical Development & Characterization – Cell Therapy
Redwood City, California, United States
$160k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Retro Biosciences
Retro Biosciences: Developing therapies to extend healthy human lifespan.
5+ YOE5+ years industry experience in analytical development/characterization for biologics or cell/gene therapy; hands-on flow cytometry and functional assay development; IND-enabling study design, data documentation, and regulatory knowledge; advanced degree preferred.
flow cytometry
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Scientist 2 - Pharmaceutical Development
South San Francisco, California, United States
$93k-$172k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Roche
RocheSIX Swiss Exchange: ROG: Provides innovative pharmaceutical and diagnostic healthcare solutions.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree in a relevant scientific or engineering field and 2+ years of industry experience. Requires process development, protein processing, laboratory, analytical, communication, GMP documentation, and regulatory knowledge.
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Scientist, Process Development (I,II,III)
South San Francisco or Bridgewater
$90k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cellares
Cellares: Automated manufacturing platform for large-scale cell therapy production.
0+ YOEDegree in bioengineering/chemical engineering/biology/biochemistry (BSc/MSc/PhD). 0–15 years process development experience in cell and gene therapy; GMP/clinical manufacturing preferred; DOE, scale-up, troubleshooting, autologous/allogeneic experience; strong communication.
Design of Experiments (DOE), flow cytometry
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Staff Scientist, Biologics Analytical Development
San Francisco or California
$178k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Nektar Therapeutics
Nektar TherapeuticsNASDAQ: NKTR: Develops polymer-based medicines for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
10+ YOEPhD in a scientific or engineering discipline, 10+ years biotech/pharma biologics analytical development, expertise in mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS, MALDI-TOF), HDX, DoE, IND/BLA CMC authorship, and cGMP/cGLP knowledge.
mass spectrometry, LC-MS/MS, MALDI-TOF, HDX, Design of Experiments (DoE)
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Senior Scientist I, Product Development
Fremont, California, United States
$150k-$165k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Alamar Biosciences
Alamar Biosciences: Develops high-sensitivity proteomics platforms for early disease detection.
5+ YOEPh.D. (5+ yrs) or M.S. (8+ yrs) in relevant field; deep experience in QC method development, validation, NPI/product transfer, assay and reagent development, immunoassays and molecular assays, SOP/validation writing, and statistical analysis (JMP).
JMP, Python, R
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E11 Bio - Scientist/Senior Scientist, Molecular Engineering & Sample Optimization
Alameda, California, United States
$100k-$191k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Convergent Research: Incubates and operates non-profit Focused Research Organizations to solve scientific bottlenecks.
Experimental scientist experienced with tissue preparation, microscopy, quantitative data analysis, molecular readout tools, assay development, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
SOPs
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Principal Scientist (Cell Line Development)
Alameda, California, United States
$150k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Exelixis
ExelixisNASDAQ: EXEL: Discovers and commercializes innovative medicines for cancer treatment.
5+ YOEAdvanced expertise in CHO cell line development, vector design, transfection, single-cell cloning, monoclonality demonstration, and analytical characterization; PhD+5yrs or equivalent experience preferred.
HPLC, LC/MS, CE, Ambr, Electronic Laboratory Notebook
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