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Biochemist - III (Senior)

Rahway, NJ 07065

Posted: 11/05/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 615787 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target Pay Rate: 40-45.35/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Description:

The Protein Engineering group at client is seeking an experienced researcher to support our biochemistry capabilities.
• The primary mission of the group is to design and engineer enzymes, therapeutic proteins/peptides to enable drug discovery and development.
• This position in our biochemistry team is responsible for manipulating DNA to produce enzymes in cell-free or E. coli expression systems, setting up reactions using the enzyme preparation as a catalyst solution, quenching reactions and prepping them for HPLC or MS analysis, and analyzing the data generated in support of our protein directed evolution workflow.

Qualifications:
• Candidates for consideration should have a bachelor's degree in biological, biochemistry, engineering or chemical science with minimum 4 years of experience or MS degree with 2+years or PhD with 0-1 year of experience in running PCR, enzyme reactions and/or analytical assays, • The successful candidate will have hands on experience with laboratory automation techniques (especially Biomek or Tecan liquid handling systems) and/or in various analytical methods (HPLC, LC-MS, spectrophotometry, gel electrophoresis, FPLC). • Ideally experience in analyzing biological (microbial) samples by HPLC. • Software Skills: MS office (Word/Excel) Required Experiences and Skills: • High-throughput screening and automated liquid handling • Chemical and biochemical solution and reaction preparation • Understanding of experimental design and data analysis principles • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail • Excellent teamwork and multitasking • Good documentation of experimental reports Preferred Experience and Skills: • HPLC and LC-MS experience, particularly with Agilent systems. • Experience in protein characterization and purification. • Experience in molecular biology and/or protein expression platforms (cell-free, microbial, yeast, bacillus, mammalian) is a plus • Industry exp. is preferred. Personality: • Team player • Independent • Detail oriented • Adaptable • Quick learner • Flexible

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Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.