Principal Chemist Jobs in California

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Users interested in this job title also searched for the following job titles

• Managing Chemist
• Managing Scientist
• Principal Scientist
• Chief Chemist

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Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Principal Chemist positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Principal Chemist position

• Analytical Chemistry
• Assay Development
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Cell Biology
• Cell Culture
• Chemical Characterization
• Chemical Formulation
• Chromatography
• Collaboration
• Communication Skills
• Computational Chemistry
• Data Analysis
• Design
• Design of Experiments
• Documentation
• Drug Discovery
• Engineering
• Evaluation
• Experimental Design
• Flow Cytometry
• Fluorescence Spectroscopy
• Food Science
• Good Laboratory Practice
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
• Immunology
• Implementation
• Investigation
• Leadership
• Liquid Chromatography
• Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
• Management
• Mass Spectrometry
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Mentoring
• Method Development
• Molecular Biology
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• Oncology
• Optimization
• Organic Chemistry
• Organization
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Planning
• Polymer Characterization
• Polymer Synthesis
• Presentation
• Problem Solving
• Process Development
• Product Development
• Protein Characterization
• Purification
• Regulations
• Regulatory Compliance
• Reporting
• Research and Development
• Research Skills
• Scientific Research
• Software
• Staff Supervision
• Synthesis
• Toxicology
• Training and Development
• Troubleshooting
• Validation
• Written Communication

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