Associate Scientist II

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Protein Engineering group at Client is seeking an experienced researcher to support our molecular biology capabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The primary mission of the group is to design and engineer enzymes, therapeutic proteins/pep Products to enable drug discovery and development.
• This position in our molecular biology team is responsible for DNA related workflow (gene library construction and cloning, high-throughput DNA preparation, and sequencing) to support our protein directed evolution workflow.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in biological science 4+years of experience in molecular biology, or an MS degree with 2+ years or PhD in a molecular biology related discipline.
• Experience with DNA sequencing technologies (Sanger) and sequencing data analysis.
• Experience in protein directed evolution platforms (phage display, yeast display, mRNA display) is plus.
• Experience with high-throughput screening and automated liquid handling is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• The successful candidate will have hands on experiences in various Molecular Biology techniques, including DNA cloning, DNA purification, PCR, primer design, DNA sequencing and analysis, bacterial transformation and culture.
• Expertise in Molecular Biology Techniques (DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, Cloning, mutagenesis, gel electrophoresis, bacterial transformation and culture.
• Ability to independently design Molecular Cloning works.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Excellent teamwork and multitasking.
• Good documentation of experimental reports.
• Molecular Biology and analysis software (Geneious, Benchling, etc.)
• Programming skills (Python, etc.) is plus.