Senior Associate, Biophysical Characterization of Proteins – (JP9919)
Company: 3 Key Consulting
Location: Thousand Oaks
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Title: Senior Associate, Biophysical Characterization of
Proteins – (JP9919) Location: Thousand Oaks, CA. Employment Type:
Contract Business Unit: Biological Relevance and Charactization
Duration: 1 years (with likely extensions) Notes: 100% onsite.
Local candidate. $24 - $28 per hour. Posting Date: 03/08/2022 3 Key
Consulting is hiring a Senior Associate for a consulting engagement
with our direct client, a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
Job Description: The successful candidate will perform sample
preparation, testing, methods development, and characterization
particularly for the assessment of the molecular weight of size
variants by either SEC-MALS (HPLC coupled with light scattering
detection) or AUC (analytical ultracentrifugation) for
biopharmaceutical products. Activities could also include the
characterizing of higher order structure by spectroscopic
techniques such as FTIR, Circular dichroism or DSC. The overall
objective will be to support comparability and similarity studies,
technology development efforts, and non-routine investigations.
Other duties include sample preparation, complex data analyses,
generation of technical documents and technical presentations, and
setting of acceptance criteria in support of process development,
process/method transfers, and comparability/similarity studies. The
position requires demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with
other scientists, and to have the capacity to be flexible and
adaptive to changing priorities. Why is the Position Open?
backfill; one person left a month ago. Top Must-Have Skill Sets:
Two or more years of experience directly related to biophysical
characterization for protein drug products. Hand-on experience with
HPLC systems and analytical ultracentrifugation for the separation
and characterization of size variants. Strong laboratory analytical
skills, including routine testing as well as the design and
execution of scientific experiments and interpretation of results.
Experience in lab notebooks, reporting, data verify. Day to Day
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will perform sample
preparation, testing, methods development and characterization
particularly for the assessment of the molecular weight of size
variants by either SEC-MALS (HPLC coupled with light scattering
detection) or AUC (analytical ultracentrifugation) for
biopharmaceutical products. Activities could also include the
characterizing of higher order structure by spectroscopic
techniques such as FTIR, Circular dichroism or DSC. Basic
Qualifications: M.S degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry,
Biotechnology, Physics or related discipline, OR B.S. degree in
Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering,
Physics or related discipline with 3 years work experience in the
biopharmaceutical industry. Preferred Qualifications: Two or more
years of experience directly related to biophysical
characterization in protein drug products, including the use of
spectroscopic techniques such as FTIR, CD, and NMR spectroscopy for
protein structure analysis. Hand-on experience with HPLC systems
and analytical ultracentrifugation for the separation and
characterization of size variants. Application of calorimetric
methods such as DSC for thermal stability analysis. Strong
laboratory analytical skills, including routine testing as well as
the design and execution of scientific experiments and
interpretation of results. Experience developing, qualifying,
and/or validating analytical methods, analyzing data, and setting
acceptance criteria to support product comparability/similarity
studies. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other
scientists on multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams. Red Flags:
Lack of experience in HPLC, protein-based lab work. No lab
experience. Interview process: Phone screening followed by
in-person interview. We invite qualified candidates to send your
resume to resumes@3keyconsulting.com . If you decide that you’re
not interested in pursuing this particular position, please feel
free to take a look at the other positions on our website
www.3keyconsulting.com/careers. You are also welcome to share this
opportunity with anyone you think might be interested in applying
for this role. Regards, 3KC Talent Acquisition Team
Keywords: 3 Key Consulting, Thousand Oaks , Senior Associate, Biophysical Characterization of Proteins – (JP9919), Science, Research & Development , Thousand Oaks, California
