Research Associate I - Lab Operations

Job Type

Full-time

Description

About Inscripta:

Inscripta develops innovative, sustainable, and affordable biomanufacturing solutions for a variety of applications and industries, including agriculture, chemicals, animal and human health solutions, personal care, and pharmaceuticals.

?Inscripta uses GenoScaler, a proprietary next-generation microbial strain engineering platform based on over 200 patents and relying on ultra-high-throughput CRISPR+ technologies and cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, to manufacture and supply ingredients at scale under rapid timelines. Founded in 2015, Inscripta is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. For more information, visit www.Inscripta.com.?

Summary:

The Research Associate II position will have opportunities to cross train and support other groups such as Screening, Analytical Chemistry, Sequencing, and Strain Banking. The successful candidate will be a team player who works within the group to meet department goals, objectives, and tasks to achieve desired results.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare media and reagent stocks with sterile technique following existing SOPs documenting each preparation for batch information.
• Assist in lab management services such as media preparation, inventory, and shipping & receiving activities.
• Manage consumables and glassware needed for reagent preparation including cleaning and autoclaving glassware and managing raw material stocks.
• Utilize laboratory equipment to dispense, seal, barcode, and/or label stocks for routine use.
• Perform routine laboratory support tasks, such as lab organization, clean-up, equipment maintenance and run preparation, maintaining records etc.
• Respond to new requests with appropriate urgency and an organized approach.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ability to be cross trained on other laboratory workflows and support other teams as needed.
• Provide routine updates to the Supervisor on progress, status, and issues associated with assigned tasks.
• Utilize time wisely to maximize productivity.
• Follow safety guidelines as required for your area.
  
  

Requirements

Qualification/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific discipline or associate degree from a laboratory science or biotechnology program will be considered.
• Prior experience working in a laboratory setting, academic coursework may be considered.
• Lab experiences demonstrating sterile technique.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to adhere to SOPs.
• Ability to document and maintain records of work.
• Ability to work individually or collaboratively.
  
  

Additional Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Previous startup experience
• 1+ year of industry experience
• Previous synthetic biology experience
• Previous sterile media preparation experience
• Previous inventory control experience
• Previous automation and/or analytical instrumentation experience
• Previous NGS experience
  
  

Physical Requirements:

The employee is frequently required to bend, stand, walk, sit, and use hands to manipulate, handle or feel items (i.e.: lab instruments). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs of weight and use a ladder. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The employee frequently is required to sit in a lab chair, and/or stand at a lab bench and be mobile. The employee needs both hands to work with small lab instruments.

At Inscripta we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our innovation, and our community.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required. The time devoted to the work activities listed may change based on business needs and other duties may be assigned at the discretion of management.