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Senior Scientist - Protein Biochemist

US - California - Thousand Oaks💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, plan, and execute the generation of key enabling reagents to support structure determination of target molecules via X-ray crystallography and/or cryo-EM.

Role type

Senior Scientist, Protein Biochemist

Builds

High-quality protein samples for structural biology techniques

Domain

Biotechnology / Structural Biology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

construct design, molecular cloning, protein expression strategies, purification strategies, chromatography-based purification, biochemical and biophysical characterization, project management

Preferred skills

expertise in challenging recombinant proteins, membrane protein experience (GPCRs), protein stability and folding troubleshooting, mammalian/insect/microbial expression systems, SEC-MALS, SPR, mass spectrometry

Responsibilities

Design and execute construct design, molecular cloning, and protein expression strategies; Develop and optimize purification protocols; Characterize protein quality and stability using biochemical and biophysical techniques; Manage multiple projects simultaneously; Present research findings in written and oral formats

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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