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
