Senior Scientist, Metabolic Engineering

Summary

Our client is actively engaged in solving transformative problems and working on a wide range of topics including advanced battery technology, carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to fuels / chemicals, advanced catalysis, new energy processes, biomass conversion, fuel cells, and energy efficiency.

They are seeking an experienced metabolic engineer to lead the development of micro-organism-based chemical production fulfilling the research and development goals of the company.

The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge and experience with metabolic engineering to produce high-value biological products.

The candidate will be responsible for strain improvement, independent design, and construction in the laboratory based on a strong command of biochemical engineering principles.

Duties / Expectations of Role

• Design, execute, and analyze strain construction and strain improvement strategies to produce molecules of interest through engineered metabolic pathways.
• Expedite process improvement and optimization with innovative technical solutions for the development of biological products.
• Develop and document improved methods for novel products of CJ to accelerate product development, scale-up, and implementation.
• Apply advanced statistical tools and write experimental reports for supporting business and R&D needs.
• Use technical writing expertise to author proposals and reports for internal and external research clients.
• Design and execute analytical protocols to quantify and qualify cultured organisms as well as products produced.

Mandatory Requirements

• PhD degree in molecular biology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, or related discipline
• 3+ years of experience (post-PhD) working in academic and / or industrial research laboratories.
• Prior experience in the engineering of metabolic pathways in microorganisms
• Experience with common molecular biology techniques : SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, PCR, transformation, plasmid construction, etc.
• Experience with advanced molecular biology techniques : Whole plasmid sequencing, pathway balancing, genomic integration, construction of metabolic circuits etc.
• Experience with analytical instruments including GC and HPLC
• Demonstrated expertise in balancing metabolic pathways.
• Experience in industrial strain improvement.
• Experience in engineering industrial microbial organisms outside of E. coli.
• Demonstrated excellent written communication skills through intellectual property authorship or funded grant applications.

Term & Start

• Direct hire position
• On-site 5 days a week in Salt Lake City, UT at a state-of-the-art facility
30+ days ago