Scientist I, Protein Biology

Job Description

Role & Responsibilities Role: To be an integral part of an antibody development team with a focus on performance and specificity using innovative molecular, protein, and cell biology methods. Responsibilities: Meticulous experimental planning and execution to meet program goals. Timely record keeping of results into data sheets and laboratory note-books. Regular mining of literature and keeping oneself up to date with developments in field of antibody development, protein engineering and molecular biology. Timely compilation and presentation of data in written and oral formats. Active participation in team meetings. Active participation in organizing common workspace and tracking common use reagents Attention to detail and adherence to schedules. Candidate Requirement: Education & Experience levels: Applicants should have Masters with 0-4 years experience or a PhD in a life sciences field (submitted within the last one year) with a strong focus on biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology or immunology. Nature of experience: Thorough in biochemical and immunoassay workflows such as recombinant protein expression and purification, ELISA, SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, IF, IHC Proficient in molecular biology workflows such as high-throughput molecular cloning, plasmid vector construction, PCRs, Restriction digestion, Ligation, Transformation, Mini and maxi preps, sequencing. Practical experience in designing and execution of flow cytometry experiments is desirable. Ability to provide technical trouble shooting to resolve scientific problems. Proficient in software or platforms for molecular biology and sequence analysis, MS Office and statistical software such as GraphPad Prism. Theoretical or practical experience in antibody development platforms is desirable. Project or work experience in support of relevant skills such as publications, project reports or thesis work. Proficient in MS Office applications such as Word, Powerpoint, Excel and possess a strong statistical knowledge and familiarity with statistical software such as Prism.