🔎 What we're looking for

We are seeking an exceptional Protein Engineering Scientist to join our R&D team. The scientist will select and express optimal isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway enzymes for polyisoprene production, and apply enzyme engineering techniques to improve performance and production capacity.

<aside> 💡 We post education and experience requirements along with a salary range for transparency and to allow candidates to have a sense of our expectations. If it doesn’t match perfectly, don’t hesitate to apply, we are flexible!

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🚀 Responsibilities

• Generate hypotheses and predictions about relationships between protein sequence, structure, and function based on software data
• Perform rational design of large libraries for high-throughput experimental characterisation such as activity screens and assays

💪 Qualifications

Hard skills

• Protein design in silico using Rosetta or similar, rational design of proteins
• Activity assay design, generation of large plasmids libraries to assess with high throughput screening methods
• Pathway optimisation in vitro and in vivo
• Bonus: analytical chemistry knowledge, experience using HPLC, NMR, SEC etc

Soft skills

• Proven track record of technical expertise
• Great team player
• Action-oriented mindset, ability to take initiatives
• Creativity and scientific curiosity
• Optimism and adaptability
• Clear communication in English
• Excellent organisational skills