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​Associate Scientist, Protein Library Engineering / Directed Evolution


​Job Description
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Arzeda is seeking an associate scientist to join its Genetic Design-Build team. Arzeda is a dynamic biotech start-up at the forefront of the synthetic biology revolution. Leveraging our core expertise in computational protein design, high-throughput screening and metabolic engineering, we design novel proteins and metabolic pathways enabling market production of bio-solutions that are sustainable, performance enhancing and create economic values for our customers and partners. A “deep tech” company, we are passionate about our work and our vision to use big compute to better engineer biology for industrial applications.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for:
  • Generating protein libraries for HTS assays and selections
  • High-throughput transformation of expression strains
  • Directed evolution to improve characteristics of designed enzymes (e.g., activity, solubility)
  • Maintaining Arzeda’s DNA repository and sequence database

​Qualifications
  • B.S. in biological sciences with 7+ years of experience in industry
  • Prior research experience constructing large DNA libraries (> 108members)
  • Candidates with enzyme engineering experience will be preferred
  • Experience with DNA design software and laboratory automation is a plus

The successful candidate must be willing to work in a small, driven environment under time pressure, be able to work autonomously and possess strong interpersonal skills. Finally, Arzeda seeks and greatly values a strong desire to learn, innovate and be continuously challenged.

Contact
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For further information about this position and to apply please send your CV and a cover letter to jobs@arzeda.com.
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