About the role
AI summarisedMid-level R&D engineer responsible for developing and operating high-throughput automation platforms for enzyme screening and microbial engineering within a synthetic biology facility focused on specialty chemicals for food and consumer care applications.
ResearchOnsite
Key Responsibilities
- Roles & Responsibilities Successful candidate will be actively engaged in various research projects (some involving industrial collaborations) relating to developing a high throughput automation platform for enzymes screening or micro-organisms evolution and engineering as hosts for synthetic biology / metabolic engineering of novel pathways involved in speciality chemical synthesis for the food and consumer care sectors.
- He/she will provide support in the area of industry projects, synthetic biology and high throughput laboratory automation.
- He/she will be tasked with the day to day management of the SIFBI biofoundary facility, running of the equipment, and optimizing the automation workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Bioengineering, Chemical engineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology or related fields
- Candidate with hands-on experience with liquid handling or lab automation system would be preferred
- Experience with high-throughput biological assay development in laboratory automation setting, including liquid handlers and analytical equipment
- Ability to understand basic scripting (e.g. C#) and able to understand the logic, variable and execution of a program
- Experience with molecular biology techniques such as PCR, DNA and RNA purification, electrophoresis, restriction enzyme digestion, DNA ligation, protein purification, etc
- Experience with basic cell culture techniques such inoculations, growth curve measurement etc
- Candidate should be dynamic, highly motivated and able to work with multiple teams, with good communications skills
- Ability to troubleshoot problems with molecular biology techniques, especially in high-through automation setting