Associate Scientist, Analytical Sciences & Natural Products - San Diego, CA

DSM
San Diego
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,000 - 120,000 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: mastersSkills: ["Problem-solving","Collaboration","Communication","Innovation"]

Work on next-generation discovery of new bioactive natural ingredients for health, nutrition, taste, perfumery, and beauty. Generate extracts and fractions, process them for receptor screening, isolate and characterize promising hits, and scale candidates for further evaluation. Maintain and troubleshoot analytical equipment in the Naturals Lab, and collaborate with global R&D teams across chemistry, data science, and biology to drive project success using modern analytical and computational approaches.

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Associate Scientist, Analytical Sciences & Natural Products - San Diego, CA

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Job Summary

Work on next-generation discovery of new bioactive natural ingredients for health, nutrition, taste, perfumery, and beauty. Generate extracts and fractions, process them for receptor screening, isolate and characterize promising hits, and scale candidates for further evaluation. Maintain and troubleshoot analytical equipment in the Naturals Lab, and collaborate with global R&D teams across chemistry, data science, and biology to drive project success using modern analytical and computational approaches.
Location: San Diego
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Generate extracts and fractions from raw natural materials aligned with project priorities and OKRs.
  • •Process natural products fractions for receptor screening across health, nutrition, taste, perfumery, beauty, and other programs.
  • •Isolate and contribute to characterization of promising hits or compounds from natural extracts.
  • •Collaborate with global science experts and scale promising natural fractions/compounds for further evaluation.
  • •Maintain and troubleshoot analytical equipment within the Naturals Lab.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 120,000 annually
Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveRetirement Savings

Key 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.
  • •Strong analytical chemistry skills using cutting-edge technologies to isolate, analyze, and characterize complex molecules.
  • •Expert handling of analytical equipment used for natural products, including HPLC, LC-MS, preparative HPLC, and NMR.
  • •Familiarity with medicinal chemistry and Structure-Activity-Relationship (SAR), plus molecular networking and computational tools for discovery speed-up.
Experience:Natural productsAnalytical chemistryMedicinal chemistryReceptor screeningMolecular networking
Education:Master's
Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationInnovation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HPLCLC-MSPreparative HPLCNMRMolecular networkingSARReceptor screening

Company Brief

DSM
DSM-Firmenich is a global leader in food ingredients, nutrition, fragrances and beauty solutions, formed by the merger of DSM and Firmenich to provide sustainable, science-driven products and services across food, health and personal care industries.
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 2023
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