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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