About Willow Biosciences: Willow Biosciences is a synthetic biology company that develops biobased processes for production of ingredients in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and consumer care sectors. Willow’s FutureGrownTM and BioOxiTM platforms were built to revolutionize industrial manufacturing of pure, consistent, and sustainable ingredients with sustainability at its core. Our fully integrated bio-based processes are more sustainable, secure, and cost-effective than traditional extraction or chemical synthesis routes and typically provide products of higher purity and yield.
Mission, Values and Beliefs: At Willow Biosciences, we are committed to bringing high-purity compounds to market through scalable and cost-effective bio-based processes. We work hard, we are serious about what we do, and we like to have fun while we are at it!
Position: Research Assistant/Associate NGS Platform: We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our Strain Engineering team and contribute to metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways in microorganisms, particularly yeast. The successful candidate will have strong molecular biology skills, and practical experience working with NGS technologies. Knowledge of genome editing, protein engineering, yeast physiology, and/or recombinant protein production is a plus. A strong desire to work in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment is preferred.
Education & Experience: B.S in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. 1-3 years’ demonstrated experience working in a high-throughput environment working with NGS platforms and DNA library construction/cloning techniques such as PCR, cloning, microbial transformation, and sequencing in an industrial research setting (Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, or Life Sciences Industries).
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Position Type: Onsite, full-time position
Travel: No
Work Authorization : Authorized to work in the US.
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Equal Opportunity Employment
Willow Biosciences is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.