Biochemist - II; Associate

Job Title

High Throughput Contractor, Chemical Biotechnologies

Rahway, NJ 07065

12 Months Contract

$40.30/Hr on W2

• Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology, Synthetic Biology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry or related field with +5 years' experience, or MS with +2 years of experience, or PhD.

• Experienced in high-throughput screening and automated liquid handling (Biomek or Tecan liquid handling systems) and various analytical methods (HPLC, LC-MS, spectrophotometry, gel electrophoresis, FPLC).
• Proficient in preparing chemical and biochemical reactions.
• Experience with protein handling and biochemical, biophysical, and/or phenotypic protein characterization techniques (e.g., activity assays, SDS-PAGE, UV-Vis spectrophotometry).
• Understanding of experimental design and data analysis principles.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent teamwork and multitasking.
• Good documentation of experimental reports.
• Software
  
  Skills:
  
  MS office (Word/Excel).

• Experience with one or more of the following: next-generation sequencing, directed evolution, protein expression or microfluidics.
• Experience in protein characterization and purification.
• Experience in protein expression platforms (yeast, bacillus, mammalian) is a plus.
• Experience with data analysis using Python, R, Excel, or similar tools.
• Industry experience is preferred.

• The mission of the group is to invent, develop, and implement biomolecules and biocatalytic processes to advance pipeline and impact on scientific community.
• The candidate will lysing
  
  E. coli cell pellets to liberate enzyme in solution or generate enzyme from in vitro transcription translation (ivTT) mix, set up reactions using this solution as a catalyst solution, quench reactions and prep them for HPLC analysis, run the HPLC, and analyze the data generated in support of protein directed evolution workflow.
• The candidate will perform high throughput workflows with 96 or 384 well formats using various automation instruments.
• The candidate will have hands-on, extensive experience with instrumentation essential for monitoring substrates and products profiles for reactions, especially Agilent UPLC systems.
• The candidate will have opportunity to work with a diverse group of team members to coordinate efforts and operate multiple projects.
• The candidate ensures activities of assignments are executed such that project deliverables and timelines are met.
• The candidate is responsible for good housekeeping and performing work in a safe manner in the work area by applicable safety equipment and personnel protective equipment (PPE).

Position:
Onsite lab-based role at Rahway, NJ. 12 months assignment with the possibility of extension.