Sr. Scientist, Organic Electrochemistry
About The Position
We are seeking a highly motivated, hands-on expert in Organic Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Microarray Electrosynthesis. Rather than using electrochemistry as a passive diagnostic or analytical tool, you will actively manipulate organic electrochemical pathways to drive, control, and confine micro-scale synthetic reactions on high-density arrays. Your primary goal is to master the electrochemical environment within our chip architecture to ensure massively parallel and high-fidelity enzymatic DNA synthesis. This is a heavily bench-intensive, execution-focused role. You will serve as the primary subject matter expert in electrochemical synthesis mechanism design on micro-fabricated substrates. Your mission is to actively engineer the electrocatalytic environment within our chip architecture to ensure highly localized, high-fidelity molecular synthesis. You will bridge the gap between physical organic reaction mechanisms, redox-mediated pathways, and micro-scale spatial chemical confinement.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Chemistry with a strong focus on Organic Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, or Physical Organic Chemistry.
- Minimum 2 years (Ph.D.) of postgraduate experience in an industrial R&D setting or academic research laboratory, with a proven track record of heavy, hands-on bench contribution.
- Direct, practical experience setting up and executing organic synthetic reactions on microelectrode arrays or functionalized solid supports
- Deep, intuitive grasp of physical organic chemistry principles, organic reaction mechanisms, and the behavior of redox mediators under potential control.
- Hand-on proficiency with electrochemical characterization (Cyclic Voltammetry, Square Wave Voltammetry) used specifically to elucidate synthesis pathways and investigate intermediate stability.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing diffusion, migration, or chemical confinement of reactive intermediates within restricted microfluidic systems or microscale spaces.
- Prior knowledge of DNA synthesis, either phosphoramidite synthesis or enzymatic DNA synthesis
- Proven ability to translate complex physical organic and electrochemical concepts to hardware engineers and biochemists alike to achieve shared product goals.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute high-throughput experimental plans to probe, optimize, and electrochemically confine organic reactions occurring at the micro-electrode interface, significantly minimizing background reactions or active-site crosstalk.
- Develop and optimize novel synthetic organic electrochemical methodologies — specifically utilizing potential/current control and redox-mediated pathways — to drive chemical transformations within high-density electrode arrays.
- Manipulate electron-transfer kinetics, radical/redox intermediates, overpotentials, and mass transport phenomena at the electrode interface to maximize synthetic yield and current efficiency.
- Partner directly with protein biochemists, microfluidics experts, surface chemists, and CMOS hardware designers to optimize the conditions for enzyme-driven DNA synthesis.
- Document technical breakthroughs through detailed data reporting and present findings to the R&D leadership team.
- Be both a strong individual contributor as well as a collaborative team member.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
