Associate Scientist, Analytical Sciences & Natural Products (Analytical Chemistry)

TL;DR

Associate Scientist, Analytical Sciences & Natural Products (Analytical Chemistry): Developing next-generation health and chemical senses ingredients by exploring bioactive compounds from natural materials with an accent on activity-guided isolation and characterization. Focus on utilizing cutting-edge analytical technologies like LC-MS and NMR to speed up the discovery of complex molecules for health, nutrition, and beauty applications.

Location: San Diego, CA, United States

Salary: $100,000–$120,000

Company

A global science-led leader specializing in nutrition, health, and beauty through cutting-edge research and sustainable innovation.

What you will do

• Generate extracts and fractions from raw natural materials such as plants and fungi.
• Process natural products fractions for receptor screening across health, nutrition, taste, and beauty projects.
• Isolate and characterize promising hits or compounds of interest from natural extracts.
• Collaborate with a global R&D community of chemists, data scientists, and biologists.
• Scale up promising natural fractions and compounds for further evaluation.
• Maintain and troubleshoot analytical equipment within the Naturals Lab.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Analytical Chemistry, Natural Products and Pharmacognosy, or Synthetic Chemistry.
• At least 3 years’ experience in activity/properties-guided isolation and characterization of bioactive ingredients.
• Expertise in handling HPLC, LC-MS, preparative HPLC, and NMR.
• Familiarity with modern medicinal chemistry and Structure-Activity-Relationship (SAR).
• Knowledge of molecular networking and computational tools for natural product discovery.
• Must be based in or authorized to work in San Diego, CA.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay and outstanding benefit programs including health care and retirement savings.
• Opportunity to work in a highly collaborative, multicultural, and interdisciplinary science community.
• Access to significant R&D investment (over 700M yearly) and cutting-edge research tools.
• Career growth opportunities within an industry-leading organization.
• Annual incentive pay and paid time off.