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Job Description – Biochemistry Contractor
The Protein Engineering group at *** is seeking an experienced researcher to support our biochemistry capabilities.
Qualifications
The Protein Engineering group at *** is seeking an experienced researcher to support our biochemistry capabilities.
- The primary mission of the group is to design and engineer enzymes, therapeutic proteins/peptides to enable drug discovery and development.
- This position in our biochemistry team is responsible for manipulating DNA to produce enzymes in cell-free or E. coli expression systems, setting up reactions using the enzyme preparation as a catalyst solution, quenching reactions and prepping them for HPLC or MS analysis, and analyzing the data generated in support of our protein directed evolution workflow.
Qualifications
- Candidates for consideration should have a bachelor's degree in biological, biochemistry, engineering or chemical science with minimum 4 years of experience or MS degree with 2 years or PhD with 0-1 year of experience in running PCR, enzyme reactions and/or analytical assays,
- The successful candidate will have hands on experience with laboratory automation techniques (especially Biomek or Tecan liquid handling systems) and/or in various analytical methods (HPLC, LC-MS, spectrophotometry, gel electrophoresis, FPLC).
- Ideally experience in analyzing biological (microbial) samples by HPLC.
- Software Skills: MS office (Word/Excel)
- High-throughput screening and automated liquid handling
- Chemical and biochemical solution and reaction preparation
- Understanding of experimental design and data analysis principles
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent teamwork and multitasking
- Good documentation of experimental reports
- HPLC and LC-MS experience, particularly with Agilent systems.
- Experience in protein characterization and purification.
- Experience in molecular biology and/or protein expression platforms (cell-free, microbial, yeast, bacillus, mammalian) is a plus
- Industry exp. is preferred.
- Team player
- Independent
- Detail oriented
- Adaptable
- Quick learner
- Flexible
- Note*: Position: Onsite lab-based role at Rahway, NJ. 12 months assignment with possibility of extension.
