Scientist, Bioengineering Job at Visolis, Hayward, CA

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  • Visolis
  • Hayward, CA

Job Description

Job Description

The Scientist on the Bioengineering team will be responsible for leading activities in the bioengineering, fermentation and process development areas. Specifically, the person in this position will contribute to the development of production process and strain development strategies through the operation of lab-scale bioreactors to quantitatively characterize biocatalysts for the production of renewable chemicals. The person will work closely with engineering, molecular biology and analytical teams to increase the yield and productivity of the biocatalysts. The scientist will promote a strong health, safety and environment culture on site and within the team.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Independently develop overarching approach strategies to basic research problems; apply appropriate tactics and methodologies to execute the overarching strategy, extract key concepts from current and relevant scientific articles pertaining to the execution of broad research aims.
  • Plan, assign, and direct the work of supporting researchers, advising them on problems which they are unable to solve, and take responsibility for the supervision, and training of Research Associates, Laboratory Assistants, and Interns.
  • Contribute original ideas of major methodological significance to the execution of laboratory and/or field phases of research.
  • Exercise judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness in making decisions.
  • Frequently contribute (a) original ideas of major importance in the execution of laboratory and/or field phases of research and (b) accurately interpret data yielded by new/original method(s) used or developed in the course of laboratory and/or field phases of research to identify and execute on pivotal decisions.
  • Communicate effectively with research, business, marketing, and manufacturing teams
  • Initiate conversations within the research team to discuss project progress
  • Ensure that all research staff are informed about their project-related duties and investigational agents
  • Perform DNA engineering activities including standard molecular biology enzymatic reactions, PCR, qPCR, DNA cloning and sub-cloning, site specific mutagenesis, synthetic biology, and sequencing.

Minimum Qualifications

  • PhD degrees in the field of life sciences (biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology, genetics, bio-engineering, bioinformatics, etc.).
  • Demonstration of success in graduate school (e.g., high quality publications).
  • Flexibility in working schedule to accommodate experimental needs.
  • Ability to lift approximately 10-20 kg routinely.
  • Eligibility to work in the US (no visa sponsorship/transfer).

Job Tags

Full time,

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