Full Time Scientist/Senior Scientist, Synthetic Biology at Birch Biosciences (United States)

Scientist/Senior Scientist, Synthetic Biology

Birch Biosciences United States

Date Posted: 31 Oct, 2022

Work Location: Portland, OR, United States

Salary Offered: Not Specified

Job Type: Full Time

Experience Required: 6+ years

Remote Work: No

Stock Options: No

Vacancies: 1 available

Birch Biosciences is a startup company based in Portland, Oregon that engineers enzymes for plastic recycling. Our bio-enzymatic recycling process is low cost, high yield, and reduces CO2 emissions by > 50%. We’re looking for a synthetic biologist to help us build and operate a novel protein engineering technology stack that enables iterative development of high-performance enzymes.

Job Responsibilities

Design and construction of complex enzyme variant libraries using oligo and gene based-assembly methods
Single cell genome/transcriptome amplification and sequencing
Apply next generation sequencing as a tool for library design verification and microbiome RNAseq
Screen large protein variant libraries using microfluidics, FACS, or similar methods
High-throughput protein expression and characterization
Protein modelling and analysis of large protein variant data sets to assist in the training of statistical models
Design, construct, and optimize in vivo reporters to detect enzyme activity

Qualifications

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in bioengineering, molecular biology, or a related field
6+ years of laboratory experience
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Passion for solving hard technical problems

We’re committed to creating opportunities for applicants from diverse backgrounds that can contribute to our mission. If you don’t have all of the pre-requisite skills, experience or degrees, please send us an application—we’d love to evaluate your skill set and see if there is an opportunity for us to work together!

About Birch Biosciences

Company Size: 6 - 10 People

Year Founded: 2021

Country: United States

Company Status: Actively Hiring

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