Research Scientist/Engr 2

About the role

The Research Scientist 2 (RS2) will join a predominantly wet-lab group at the Institute for Protein Design (IPD), University of Washington in Seattle. The group focuses on creating and implementing workflows to reduce the protein build and test burden, improving existing models through experimentation and machine learning models. The RS2 will work on developing and executing high-throughput workflows, contributing to machine learning codebases, and supporting the development of internal databases.

Responsibilities

• Scientific platform development and project execution (50%) - end-to-end implementation of high-throughput workflows to generate protein functional data, development of robust protein and molecular biology workflows, execution of standard molecular biology and protein protocols, writing and troubleshooting of protocols
• Computation/programming (25%) - execution of, and contribution to, machine learning codebase, writing scripts to support data processing, automation, workflow implementation
• Data curation and analysis (10%) - analysis of experimental data in a standardized format, deposition of data in centralized data repository, gain insights with data to inform future experiments, support the continued development of our internal results database
• Coordination and communication (5%) - engagement with IPD colleagues and external partners to discuss project plans and results, contribute to publications
• Training (5%) - train IPD colleagues on experimental workflows and equipment
• Wet lab organization and maintenance (5%) - work with IPD colleagues to ensure lab is well-organized and that instruments are maintained for proper performance

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, Biology, or related fields and 2 years of relevant experience with molecular biology and/or protein biochemistry
• Substantial molecular biology and/or protein biochemistry experience
• Strong experience with computational biology and/or general programming
• Demonstrated ability for high-quality, reproducible experimental work
• Prior contributions to the development, optimization, automation, and standardization of higher throughput molecular biology or protein workflows
• Significant experience with automated or semi-automated systems for high-throughput data generation
• Experience working in a platform-focused group with expectations to support a wide-range of partners
• Eagerness and ability to learn and engage in new topics and scientific domains
• Self-motivated and self-directed organizational aptitude to work on multiple concurrent projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Mass spectrometry experience

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: Minimum $69,600.00 annual, Maximum $96,000.00 annual. Benefits available at this link. Shift: First Shift (United States of America), Temporary or Regular: Regular, FTE: 100.00%, Union/Bargaining Unit: UAW Research.