Biotech company in the mid-Willamette valley, small and 20+ years established, seeks chromatography, synthesis, waste and recycling chemist. The successful candidate will work closely with our lead chemist and our production supervisor.
Primary responsibilities:
Chromatography tasks will be in support of production and research groups and include preparative column chromatography and various analytical chromatography methods, likely including gas chromatography and HPLC.
Familiarity with the chemical principles of separations and purifications will be beneficial. Solutions from production will be fractionated to produce new feedstocks for our processes. Chemical characterizations may involve thin layer chromatography, gas chromatography, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, Karl Fischer titration and other methods as needed.
Synthesis of moieties used to modify Morpholino oligos and preparation of various versions of the oligo synthesis resin will be ongoing periodic tasks.
Understanding chemical hazards and reactivity will be important for the waste management tasks, as well a safety-conscious attitude with intent to protect self and co-workers. The position will require learning the chemical waste handling and disposal laws for the State of Oregon
Overall duties will include:

• Purifying compounds by column chromatography at various scales;
• Synthesizing and purifying chemical inputs to our production process;
• Recycling mixed solvents from our production process by distillation and then dewatering and characterizing fractions for re-use in production; and
• Learning our hazardous waste compliance program, eventually taking over duties for waste compliance and disposal.
  Qualifications:
  A Master’s degree in chemistry is required and preferred. Candidate must have the ability to lift 50lb of weight to handle silica, solvents, and equipment. We prefer studies and/or experience in technical writing and recordkeeping. As we are a small company, flexibility in undertaking unexpected tasks, researching and learning new procedures, and working in small groups is important. Must be able to work independently after initial training. This is a full-time position (40 hr/week) paid as salary; some processes might require evening or weekend work, but this time can be recovered as flex time during normal working hours. A medical plan is available.
  Send resume and cover letter to: jobs@gene-tools.com Attn: Dr. Yongfu Li