Chemist (San Diego, CA)

Company: millenniumsoft
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Job Title - Chemist Location - San Diego, CA Duration – 12 Months Contract Total Hours/week - 40.00 1st Shift Description Summary: Serve as chemist supporting the development of water-soluble fluorescent dyes. Individual will primarily support the prototyping, troubleshooting and scaling of development materials. Responsibilities include purification, analysis, and modification of water-soluble dyes. Individual must be comfortable working in cross-functional teams under defined deadlines. The successful candidate will have experience with organic synthesis, polymer and macromolecule separations, and/or analytical characterization with excellent attention to detail and ability to follow standard, documented processes. Primary Duties: • Perform a variety of small molecule and polymer processing, purification and characterization steps to support the generation of new materials • Characterize materials by various chromatography methods, including HPLC/SEC/IEC chromatography using established standard processes • Perform small scale dye labeling / bio-conjugation reactions according to established standard processes • Optical characterization of the polymer dyes including measurement of absorbance and fluorescence emission spectra. • Remove solvent via rotary evaporation and/or lyophilization • Support documentation and archiving of R&D results in company databases • Prepare outgoing materials and supporting (QC) documentation • Provide assistance as needed to maintain functioning laboratory; including glassware cleaning, material ordering, inventory control and other duties. Basic Qualifications: Minimum Knowledge and Skills: Organic Synthesis: • Basic organic synthesis skills • Ability to follow established reaction protocols and standard processes Analytical Skills: • Experience operating HPLC/SEC/IEC equipment using established protocols preferred • Basic experience with UV/Vis and/or fluorescence spectroscopy • Documentation in lab notebooks, checklists and basic databases Additional Laboratory Skills: • Labeling and packaging • Familiarity with separation/purification methods is a plus Other: • Strong attention to detail • Works in a team based environment • Multi-task to cover a variety of job functions • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment • Demonstrated ability to follow established policies and procedures • Demonstrated ability to maintain neat, accurate and complete notebook and batch records • Ability to independently perform and analyze data and identify issues in routine tests • Familiarity with operation of routine laboratory instruments and applicable software Education and Experience: • Typically requires BS in Chemistry or similar Life Science discipline • Typically requires minimum of 2 years of experience in a laboratory setting

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