Research Associate II - Metabolic Engineering

Debut Biotechnology • San Diego, CA

69d • $65,000 - $80,000

About The Position

As a Research Associate II in Metabolic Engineering, your primary responsibilities will be to engineer microbial hosts to produce valuable small molecules. The Research Associate II will work with a team of scientists to meet the needs of Debut's rapid strain engineering and optimization workflow. The position will help ideate routes to produce the molecules-of-interest, perform exploratory studies to demonstrate feasibility, and identify areas for further optimization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree + 2 years of experience; OR Associates Degree + 4 years of experience; OR HS Diploma/GED + 6 years of experience
• Familiar with common molecular biology techniques such as PCR, DNA extraction, plasmid cloning, gel electrophoresis, transformation, DNA sequencing and DNA transformation
• Experience in pathway discovery and optimization is a plus

Responsibilities

• Routinely perform standard metabolic engineering techniques (PCR, DNA extraction, plasmid cloning, gel electrophoresis, transformation, DNA sequencing)
• Design and construct strains, under the guidance of scientists in the team
• Assist in continuous workflow optimizations to improve efficiency
• Help review and analyze data to design follow-up experiments
• Collaborate with small-scale and fermentation teams to advance strains & processes
• Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees