Senior Scientist - Strain Engineering

Are you ready fora new beginning?

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity's biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It's how we've gotten so far. And it's how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We're here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our new Senior Scientist - Strain Engineering

We are seeking a Senior Scientist to join our Strain Engineering Department within our R&D site located in Davis, California. The site of 60+ employees in Davis works together to unlock the potential of bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi as biological solutions to address the needs in our world. We foster a collaborative environment with a shared vision for pursuing science that has an impact, by working smart and enjoying the scientific journey.

In this role you'll make an impact by:

• Working in cross-functional teams of researchers to design, build and test engineered microbes to support local and global Novonesis projects to create biosolutions products
• Uncovering connections between genotypes and key phenotypes in iterative design, build, test, learn cycles
• Improve the efficiency of strain design, build, test, learn cycles with lab automation and digital solutions

To succeed you must hold:

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry or related field and 5+ years of experience, M.S. with 8+ years of work experience, or B.S. with 10+ years of experience.
• Industry experience applying strain engineering tools to strain improvement programs focused on protein expression or metabolic engineering
• Industry experience genetically engineering at least one of the following organism types, E. coli, Bacillus sp., K. phaffii (Pichia) yeast and/or filamentous fungi
• Experience using lab automation to improve the efficiency of strain DBTL cycles
• Intermediate or better Python coding experience
• A strong desire to work as a member of an empowered, cross-disciplinary problem-solving team
• A mindset that embraces challenging science, recognizes change as an opportunity and finds satisfaction in team success
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Prior experience with one or more of the following is especially beneficial in this position:

• Demonstrated expertise in combining genomic, bioinformatic, metabolic pathway and mechanistic understandings with computational methodologies to develop strain improvement strategies
• Experience using the Benchling API to automate instrument data integration with Benchling registry
• Experience operating and programming liquid handling robots (Biomek, Hamilton or Opentrons)
• Experience developing NGS bioinformatics workflows for genome assembly and annotation
• Experience designing and executing biochemical assays to measure enzyme expression and activity
• Experience applying AI for data-driven decision making
• Familiarity with statistical software including JMP
• Experience using Git for FAIR coding practices, version control, and collaboration

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

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