Research Associate - Protein

Description

The incumbent will work within a fast-paced, interactive, and innovative research team, and investigate, manipulate, and purify variants of protein under our multiple manufactory platforms. The ideal candidate will be familiar to protein structure, protein properties, protein engineering, and antigen design. She/He need master cell culture and protein purification techniques. This role may also support our antibody and assay team for new antibody and assay kit development. This role is challenging, requires versatility, and affords many opportunities for technical learning and professional growth.

• Perform recombinant protein expressions and purifications and contribute to protein/antigen design and engineering.
• Perform tissue culture, cell line maintenance, western blotting, protein functional/enzymatic assays, flow tests related to the product or project.
• Assist in development and optimization of SOPs, validation protocols; provide technical assistance to other team members.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, and tech support teams to deliver orders and promote products in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with antibody, assay, and molecular biology R&D teams as required to advance the OriGene product portfolio.
• Maintain strong understanding of state-of-the-art science and technology of development in the biomedical industry.
• Prepare technical reports and data presentations as needed.
• Perform routine maintenance on scientific equipment.
  
  

Requirements

• The successful candidate will possess a minimum of 1-3 years of work experience (industry experience in protein purification and structural analysis preferred), knowledgeable in the basics of proteomics, immunology, cell biology and have at minimum an undergraduate degree in biology, biochemistry, or related life science field.
• Experience with protein expression and purification from bacteria, insect, or mammalian cell lines. Experience with aseptic tissue culture is a plus.
• Experience with liquid chromatographic systems and various matrices (e.g. affinity, SEC, IEX, HIC).
• Hands-on experience with multiple cell/molecular biology techniques such as PCR, DNA/RNA isolation, sequence analysis, cell maintenance, western blotting, flow cytometry, protein or antibody functional assays, cell-based protein activity assays, etc.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data independently and provide scientific approaches.
• Highly organized and collaborative individual with an ability to work in a fast-paced work environment and handle multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and some data analysis software.