Biochemistry R&D Scientist Level II - Santa Fe, NM
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Benefit: paid holiday, sick leave, vacation, stock options and 401K plan
Salary: $60K-$80K depending on the experience and skills
Required Degree: Ph.D in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or related fields
A motivated and independent molecular biology R&D scientist is sought to work on the development of the next generation of molecular nucleic acid disease diagnosis kits. The ideal candidate will have greater than or equal to two year of post-doctorial research laboratory experience including, at a minimum, demonstrated biochemistry expertise and experience with cloning, protein over expression, protein purification, structural analysis and enzyme kinetic characterization methods. The successful candidate will perform bioinformatic protein structural analysis, perform gene cloning, affinity tag-based enzyme purification and functional characterization. The experience of fluorescence-based enzyme kinetic measurement is highly preferred. The successful applicant must work within an integrated multidisciplinary laboratory and be able to work with other scientists, technicians and students in the team. In addition, the technician will be expected to interact and work effectively with a demanding, fast-paced biotech startup environment.
Required Skills:
• Demonstrated experience with molecular cloning, E. Coli expression system and affinity tag-based protein purification methods.
• Protein characterization methods
• PCR and RT-PCR
• Demonstrated experience with enzyme kinetic characterization.
• Comfortable with using common genebank nucleic acid and protein sequence and structural analysis softwares
Desired Skills:
• Microsoft Excel data entry and analysis
• Fluorescence-based kinetic and/or structural analysis is highly desirable.
• General laboratory oversight skills
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