# Research Associate

Job Description We are seeking a Research Associate in the Discovery Chemistry Group to support purification of small molecule drug discovery. This person will join a high energy team that is responsible for all aspects of purifying small molecules, short peptides, macrocycles, and other modalities primarily using preparative HPLC technology. The successful candidate will develop HPLC methods, summarize and interpret data, troubleshoot instrument and method problems, interact with chemists to help support their projects, and present findings at group meetings. Members of this team are expected to keep up to date with the latest methods and technologies. The successful candidate will accomplish our mission through innovation, teamwork, creative problem-solving, and through the use of state-of-the-art technology including HPLC, LC-MS, and a variety of automation equipment. Who You Are The successful candidate will have the following attributes: BS/MS degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related scientific discipline. Theoretical knowledge of organic and analytical chemistry with hands-on experience in chromatography (RP, NP, IEX, SPE) and other analytical techniques (MS, NMR). Can w

- **Id**: 3853855
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-research-associate>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South San Francisco, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T07:03:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1647
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4467183
- **Name**: Planet Pharma
- **Domain**: planet-pharma.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/planet-pharma>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 30
- **Max**: 35
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 70000

## Technologies

- **Chromatography** — Optional: no
- **HPLC** — Optional: no
- **Mass Spectrometry** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T05:02:06Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 38
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.379
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 70000
- **Is top pay**: no

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