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Scientist- Protein Expression & Purification

Status: Archived
CompanyBioLegend
LocationSan Diego
Expiration2022-01-18
How to Apply

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/BIO1004/JobBoard/faff8fe1-9289-73a1-a356-61931cd3196a/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=eca22ee0-b2b0-42ac-83dd-d92d2ba34c65

BioLegend develops world-class, cutting-edge antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, manufactured in our state-of-the-art facility in San Diego, CA. Our mission is to accelerate research and discovery by providing the highest quality products at an outstanding value, along with superior customer service and technical support. Our product expertise covers a diverse set of research areas including Immunology, Neuroscience, Cancer, Stem cells, and Cell Biology.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for developing functional protein products by using cutting-edge protein expression and purification technologies. The duties include design and implement gene-to-protein workflows to produce high-quality recombinant proteins for use as a research reagent, work with a R&D team of scientists on protein expression, purification, and characterization from both prokaryotic or eukaryotic expression platforms. This position offers an excellent opportunity for technology exploration, scientific knowledge expansion, leadership development and career growth in a leading biotechnology company.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Develop new products under ISO9001:2008/ISO13485:2016 standards.
  • Select, design and produce immunogens from prokaryotic or eukaryotic expression systems to facilitate antibody product development.
  • Develop and run purification schemes using various chromatography methods on varies platforms (i.e. Akta FPLC, HPLC).
  • Characterize and quantify protein expression, homogeneity, and stability.
  • Design, establish, execute and validate different protein chemistry protocols such as protease cleavage and conjugation
  • Actively involved in defining, designing and developing relative biological methods for products validation with application teams for both new product development and current product improvement projects.
  • Facilitate Manufacturing Group for purification/QC work flow development and SOP optimizing/ troubleshooting in varies production stages including expression constructs, culture systems, purification schemes, formulation and stability issues.
  • Establish, coordinate and communicate project timelines and deliverables with internal and external product development teams.
  • Lead and manage a protein development team and be responsible for personnel training, goal setting and performance management.
  • Maintain a current knowledge of the protein chemistry, synthetic biology, and scientific literature. Identify, validate and, when appropriate, implement novel techniques and technologies.
  • Prepare and present experimental results following Good Document Practices.
  • Assist and train other research associates to meet the company performance standard.
  • Other projects or responsibilities as may be required.

iACT Competencies

  • innovate – Be better, keep improving, be more efficient, creative, and be in the forefront of development
  • Aspire – Have desire, purpose, and ambition challenging ourselves to push the limits and reach new heights
  • Collaborate – Foster teamwork, common goals, selflessness, communication and mutual support
  • Transform – Adapt, learn, re-invent and change for future development and growth

Minimum Qualifications  Education and Experience

  • B.S. with generally more than 12 yrs of relevant experiences.
  • M.S. with generally more than 10 yrs of relevant working experiences.
  • Ph.D. with generally 3-5 years of post-doctoral training or relevant working experiences.

Preferred Qualifications – Education and Experience

  • Experiences in signaling factors (i.e. Wnt proteins, interleukins …etc), cell surface proteins/ receptors (i.e. Frizzled, Notch…etc) or structural biology is highly preferred.
  • Technical skills including recombinant protein design, prokaryotic protein purification, refolding, protein solubility and buffer formulation, conjugation, or protein characterization is a plus; prior working experiences under ISO13485/GMP environment is also a good plus

Condition of Employment

Concerns regarding COVID-19 continue as positive cases are experienced in the communities in which we operate. Please be aware that, as a condition of employment, BioLegend requires proof of COVID vaccination for all U.S.-based employees (subject to limited exceptions) beginning November 1, 2021.

 

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

PHD or better in Biochemistry, Immunology.


Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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