Molecular Biologist / Research Scientist

THE ROLE We are building an automated biology platform and, and we are looking for a molecular biologist / research scientist to handle the core wet lab work: selection design, library construction, and readouts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Run end to end workflows, library through selection to characterized hits
• Design selection strategy: stringency schedules, bottlenecks, counter-selections
• Design FACS sorting and screening strategies, and interpret population trajectories across rounds MUST-HAVES

1. Cell culture: hands-on experience, ideally with yeast.
2. Molecular cloning: fundamentals (PCR amplification, Gibson assembly, Golden Gate assembly, transformations); experience with sequencing services.
3. Flow cytometry/FACS: gating strategies, staining, sample loading. NICE-TO-HAVES Yeast genetics and surface display

• Ortho. Rep or other continuous hypermutation systems
• phage display or PACE
• SPR/BLI
• NGS library prep and analysis
• protein expression and purification
• Opentrons, Hamilton, Tecan, or eVOLVER-class hardware. If you have never worked in yeast, apply anyway. We would rather hire for selection judgment and long-run discipline, and teach the organism.