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Company: Kelly Services
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

Biochemist Nanoparticle Contractor
 
Job Title: Biochemist
Location: Los Angeles (On-site)
Duration: 2-Month Contract, Potential Extension
Pay: $44-60/hr
 
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a professional biochemist to join an early-stage R&D project developing a novel pathogen detection device. The biochemist will play a key role in synthesizing and characterizing nanoparticles, working collaboratively with a nanoparticle expert and a microbiologist to drive the experimental phase forward.
 
Key Responsibilities
•Synthesize nanoparticles for use in a pathogen detection prototype
•Collaborate closely with microbiologist and nanoparticle expert to align synthesis with biological targets
•Operate and interpret data from Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) for nanoparticle characterization
•Document experimental protocols, materials, and results in lab records
 
Required Qualifications
•Minimum of 2+ years hands-on experience in nanoparticle synthesis
•Proficiency with TEM and SEM instrumentation and analysis
•Background in biochemistry; additional experience or familiarity with microbiology is a strong plus
•Able to operate independently with minimal training


Once you apply, you'll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience match the requirements. If this position isn't the perfect fit, you'll remain in our network and be considered for future opportunities.
 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it's the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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