Scientist – Molecular Cloning & Automation
Core
Lead plasmid design, DNA assembly, and scalable workflow development to support high-throughput construct generation for biopharmaceutical programs.
Role type
Senior Scientist – Molecular Cloning & Automation
Builds
Production-ready plasmid constructs and automated high-throughput workflows
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Molecular Biology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Golden Gate cloning, Gibson Assembly, restriction-ligation, plasmid biology, PCR, primer design, CRO/vendor management, ELN usage, sequence design tools
Preferred skills
Liquid handling platform programming, automated colony picking, pooled oligo cloning, long-read sequencing, gene therapy construct design
Technologies
Hamilton STAR, Opentrons, Beckman Biomek, QPix, Benchling, SnapGene, Geneious, PacBio, Nanopore
Responsibilities
Design and execute end-to-end plasmid workflows, develop and scale automated liquid handling workflows, establish and manage tiered QC pipelines, oversee CRO and vendor relationships for outsourced cloning, partner cross-functionally to deliver constructs on time
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
