Biologist I/II

Description

Discovery Biotherapeutics is seeking a research scientist to join a dynamic team supporting biologics drug discovery and multispecifics engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for expression, purification, and remediation of multispecific biologics.
• Utilize automation (e.g. Hamilton, AssayMap, Kingfisher) in biologics discovery processes.
• Cook up sample handoffs and aliquoting as necessary to enable timely delivery of material to cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Position will be hired based on level of experience. BS or MS in biology or related field with 2+ years (BS), or 0+ years (MS) of pharmaceutical and/or relevant experience.
• Experience with protein and biologics expression, purification, and characterization.
• Knowledge of analytical techniques to characterize proteins (e.g. SEC, MS, DSF).
• Excellent organizational skills to track multiple requests and sample deliveries to ensure timely material delivery.
• Familiarity with report generation and electronic notebook systems.
• Skilled in usage of software programs, including MS Excel, Powerpoint, Word.
• Excellent communication skills to convey results of experiments and plan next steps.
• Preferred Experience with multispecific biologics.
• Hands-on with analytical techniques including SEC, MS, endotoxin measurement, and DSF.
• Hands-on experience with SEC, HIC, IEX purification of complex biologics utilizing AKTA platforms.
• Experience with automation (e.g. Tecan, Hamilton, etc).
• Experience with antibody engineering, design, and optimization.

Pay

Target PR Range: 27-37/hr DOE