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| Job Title: |
Biochemist
/ Bio-organic Chemist Scientist |
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| Company: |
LS9, Inc. |
| Req #: |
SF0034CM |
| Job Location: |
South San Francisco, CA |
| Description: |
A biochemist or bio-organic chemist with extensive experience
in enzymology including the isolation, characterization, and engineering
of enzymes to support the characterization and engineering of novel
enzymes in our biofuels and chemicals programs. |
| Key Responsibilities: |
- Design and implement conclusive experiments resulting
in the understanding and engineering of the structure and function
of enzymes.
- Design methods and assays for the quantitative evaluation
of enzyme catalyzed reactions.
- When necessary, develop and implement
high throughput assays to support gene discovery and evolutionary
engineering programs.
- Evaluate the structure and function of
enzymes using state of the of the art computational modeling
programs.
- Manipulate the structure of enzymes using state of
the art genetic methodologies supporting rational and evolutionary
engineering programs.
- Contribute to a multi-disciplinary team
of scientists on the design and improvement of commercial biological
processes for the production of fuels and chemicals.
- Effective
documentation and communication of data, their interpretation,
and associated recommendations.
- As required, train and mentor
less experienced employees.
- Proactively support the creation
and protection of LS9 intellectual property.
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| Qualifications: |
A PhD in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related discipline with
at least 5 years of research experience is required.
A demonstrated command of enzyme mechanisms, kinetics, and analytical
methods for their measurement along with a strong knowledge of
enzyme structure function and the computational (modeling) and
molecular biology tools associated with their manipulation is highly
desired. Additional experience in industry, high-throughput methods,
and the rational and evolutionary engineering of enzyme function
is desirable. A command of basic statistics, excellent communication
and interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated ability and desire
to work within a dynamic and multidisciplinary team is required. |
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