Job Description
Job Description
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.
Duties / Expectations of Role :
Our client is 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.
- Design, execute, and analyze strain construction and strain improvement strategies to produce molecules of interest through engineered metabolic pathways
- Expedite the 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 to support 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 laboratory
- 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 of 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- salary range $105k- $125k
- On-site 5 days a week in Salt Lake City, UT at a state-of-the-art facility
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