Scientist, Chemistry

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness. We are seeking an experienced Scientist, Chemistry who will play a pivotal role in inventing new reagents for next generation DNA sequencing. This is an incredible opportunity for someone who is passionate about the discovery of new fluorescent dyes. We are looking for candidates with a solid background in the synthesis and purification of fluorescent dyes and conjugates. Experience with NMR, LCMS and excitation/emission spectra is a must. This role will report directly to the Head of Chemistry and is an onsite role based out of our San Diego headquarters. If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Responsible for the synthesis and purification of fluorescent dyes, NHS esters, dye conjugates and energy transfer dyes Responsible for the synthesis and purification of nucleosides, nucleotides and reversible terminators Responsible for the synthesis and purification of water-soluble spacers and cleavable linkers Responsible for the scale-up of synthesis and purification of small molecules, macromolecules and complex bio-conjugates Responsible for QC assay development Proactively seek out new information in the literature and incorporate it into individual projects Collaborate cross-functionally to support R&D needs and provide assistance to other departments Education and Experience: Advanced degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field, with a strong background in synthetic chemistry Hands-on experience in designing and synthesizing novel dye scaffo