Senior Scientist - Synthetic Biology

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About us

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Your key areas of responsibility

• Engineering bacteria and performing molecular biology techniques to develop a cloning platform for screening selected biosensors.
• Lead planning and execution of in vitro and ex vivo complex experimental work to test and screen engineered bacteria candidates.
• Analyse data, making detailed observations and interpretation of results.
• Keep excellent experimental/data records for cross functional teamwork and project learnings.
• Present findings at internal project team and function meetings.
• As an employee of an early stage, growing company, you will also have the opportunity to build your experience in commercial and operational aspects of Neobe.

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Essential qualifications and experience

• PhD, or equivalent experience, in synthetic biology, molecular biology and/or microbiology.
• Significant experience and in-depth technical knowledge of practical molecular biology, DNA vector design, with a particular focus on DNA assembly methods.
• Experience with bacteriology procedures including growth culture, PCR, DNA extraction, plasmid preparation, SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting.
• Handling and culturing genetically modified microorganisms.
• Ability to independently curate literature, design and optimise experiments such as microbial growth rate monitoring, enzymatic assays, and creative problem solving.
• Action-orientated and flexible, to meet challenging deadlines.
• Excellent teamworking and strong commitment to quality and best practice.

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Additional knowledge and experience

• Application of flow cytometry analysis.
• Familiar with DNA analysis software and synthetic biology bioinformatics tools.
• Experience working in a commercial biotechnology company, particularly within a small start-up entrepreneurial environment.

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Personal attributes, mindset and ambitions

• As a small team it is essential that you enjoy building and fostering strong trusting relationships with team members.
• Self-management of your time with the ability to organise tasks and deadlines effectively is hugely important and we are looking for someone who does this naturally and instinctively.
• You can understand the challenges of balancing competing priorities based on business goals to deliver to commercial timelines.
• You have a pragmatic, can-do and collaborative working style.

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Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary based upon your experience.
• Balancing working and personal life is important to us, and we offer flexibility to support individual needs and work together to balance personal commitments with our business goals and deliverables.
• State of the art Science & Technology facilities with on-site restaurants with a modern commuting workspace.
• On site gym and sports facilities.
• Events and social activities on a regular basis.
• Coffee and refreshments stations free of charge.
• We are committed to reviewing our benefits package as we grow with creative plans to introduce an innovative employee-led culture and working life that benefits all.
• Our company culture is, and will always be, inclusive. We will not discriminate based upon gender identity, race, nationality, skin colour, age, disability, relationship status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected right or status.