# Associate Scientist, Purification

Associate Scientist - Purification Department: Chemistry Location: San Diego, CA Type: Full Time Reports To: Senior Principal Scientist - Purification About Satomic Satomic’s mission is to close the gap from idea to molecule with faster navigation of chemical space. We are building an automated chemistry platform that integrates laboratory robotics, software and AI to transform small-molecule synthesis and drug discovery. Purification is central to that mission. By isolating and delivering pure compounds quickly and reliably, this role makes more of chemical space reachable, so our partners can focus on the hardest challenges in drug discovery and human health. Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on analytical chemist to run Satomic's chromatography-based purification fleet day to day. Our instrument stack includes SFC and reverse-phase LC instrumentation, with mass spectrometry driven detection and fraction collection. Purification is a vital function of Satomic’s platform, and our throughput targets depend on a fleet that runs reliably and consistently as one integrated system Working with the Purification team, you will execute high-throughput, mass-directed purifications, help

- **Id**: 3899733
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/satomic-associate-scientist-purification>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T23:03:28Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T01:25:12Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8267
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- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drug Discovery, Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Robotics, Drug Discovery AI

## Company

- **Id**: 691751
- **Name**: Satomic
- **Domain**: satomic.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/satomic>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Rippling

## Salary

- **Min**: 80000
- **Max**: 115000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 115000

## Technologies

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

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T00:20:16Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 22
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 115000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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