Assoc Scientist Microbiome & Hygiene- Lexington, MA
Core
Associate Scientist supporting research and innovation in the microbiome space to enable solutions for health and beauty businesses.
Role type
Associate Scientist (Microbiome & Hygiene)
Builds
Innovative solutions for health and beauty businesses
Domain
Life Sciences / Microbiome / Hygiene
Required skills
Microbial culturing, DNA/RNA extraction, qPCR, DNA/RNA sequencing, assay development, data analysis, R programming, BL2 lab safety
Preferred skills
Microbial strain libraries, culture-based assay development, metagenomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, proteomics
Responsibilities
Execute laboratory research on microbiome role in human health and beauty, perform molecular biology techniques, develop and optimize assays, integrate microbiome data with other 'omics' and clinical datasets, maintain records and contribute to reports/publications, provide technical guidance to team members, assist with lab maintenance