Biochemist III (Senior) - On-Board Companies

 
Position Details:
Position Type: Biochemist III
Job Location:  Rahway, NJ
Compensation: $48 per hour
Length of Assignment: 1 year with a possibility of extension
Please note that this is an onsite Lab-Based role
 
Our client has an exciting opportunity in the Biochemistry and Biophysics Group within the department of Pharmacology
 
Requirements:
The responsibilities of the candidate include but are not limited to:

• 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 client’s 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 should have a bachelor's degree in biology, 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)
• 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 report

 
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

Apply Today!
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On-Board was founded in 1976 by Robert L. Wilson to provide Engineering and Design services to the chemical manufacturing industry. Today, On-Board is a thriving privately held family of companies with services including: Consulting, Professional Engineering, Industrial Maintenance and Facility Management, Contracted Manufacturing and Production Services, as well as Temporary Staffing and Recruiting throughout North America.

The On-Board Family of Companies conducts operations through its Corporate Headquarters located in East Windsor, NJ along with Regional Offices in New Castle, DE and Wake Forest, NC.  On-Board’s Mission is to provide “Flexible Service by applying the talents of our people, work processes and technology to meet our clients’ expectations in a Safe, Responsible and Dependable manner.”

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