What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist, Synthetic Biology position at Valent BioSciences Corporation?
This individual will join VBS’s Synthetic Biology Hub (SBH) and contribute to internal metabolic engineering efforts, especially in the field of strain engineering and automation. Responsible for the development of strains and molecular biology tools to serve current and future engineering programs. These programs occur in a variety of host microbial organisms, including prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and drive development of biorational products in agriculture as well as additional synthetic biology projects in other Sumitomo Chemical business sectors. Additionally, this role will support automation of synthetic biology workflows to streamline operations within the Synthetic Biology group. This position will report to the Manager of Synthetic Biology.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Act as a scientific lead to drive internal metabolic engineering projects and achievement of program milestones.
- Work closely with bioinformatician to support laboratory automation efforts to improve efficiency, lead time, throughput, and accuracy of the SBH’s processes.
- Coordinate and conduct all work in strict compliance with applicable safety requirements, containment requirements, standard operating practices, and/or guidelines.
Required skills/experience:
- Track record of achievement in the use of metabolic engineering techniques in an industrial setting to generate improved strains and processes.
- Proficient in the use of modern molecular gene editing and assembly tools.
- Able to handle and engineer model or non-model bacterial and/or fungal hosts.
- Experience of scripting and validating workflows on automation platforms (epMotion, Tecan, Hamilton, or equivalent).
- Passion for the expanding field of synthetic biology, especially as it relates to the development of novel products and sustainable solutions.
- Experience in modern scripting/programming languages (Python, R, or other), shell scripting, relational databases (SQL), and distributed cloud computing environments (AWS) is a plus.
- Works well in teams, especially with synthetic biology group members but also across other research department functions.
- Strong communication, presentation and listening skills.
- Will foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.
- Self-starter with strong project management and organization skills.
Education:
PhD in Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering, or other related field with 3 years of industry experience.
Travel:
Limited travel will be required. (<5%)
What We Offer:
You’ll enjoy competitive compensation, consisting of base pay plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare options, 401k matching, life and disability insurance, generous time off (with time off to volunteer) and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.
We work together to power our sustainable future. Here's what drives us: Valent BioSciences, LLC has a strong commitment to both sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). In fact, being a responsible corporate citizen has been ingrained in our culture since the company’s founding. Today, it remains at the forefront of everything we do.
- Valent BioSciences LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and/or identity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.
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