Working at Emerald Bio
As leading provider of sophisticated laboratory supplies and automation for gene to protein crystal structure research, Emerald Bio continues to search for qualified candidates in a variety of positions. If you are interested in belonging to a dynamic and enthusiastic team, developing your potential and using your skills to contribute to our success, Emerald Bio would like to hear from you. Send your CV to jobs@embios.com. We will be happy to contact you if a position opens that we feel you may be interested in learning more about. No phone calls please.
X-ray Crystallographer and Project Leader
We
are searching for an experienced X-ray crystallographer who can serve as a
project manager for multiple client collaborations in support of structure
based drug design and fragment based screening programs. Experience in the pharmaceutical or
biotechnology industry is strongly encouraged. Significant research experience in the
following areas will be highly advantageous: Membrane protein
crystallization, ligand-observed NMR screening and/or protein expression in
eukaryotic cells.
Requirements:
- A PhD in structural biology or
closely related field
- At least 5 years of post-doctoral
or industry experience
- Exceptional organizational and
communication skills for our dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Ability to manage project costs
and timelines to ensure profitability within our contract research
environment
Senior Research
Associate / Bedford, MA
We have an immediate opening at our Bedford, MA lab for a Senior Research Associate in our Cell Culture laboratory. Ideal candidates will have experience with general cell culture techniques including retrovirus work and cell line generation; protein purification experience would be a plus. This is an opportunity to join our new Boston area lab as a result of our growing business needs; the right candidate will be able to work independently and will have excellent communication skills.
Requirements:
- B.S. / B.A. in
Life Science discipline or comparable field
- Hands-on wet lab
experience at the bench (cell culture, protein purification or other)
- At least 4 years
full time research laboratory experience
- At least 2 years
virology/retrovirus/cell line generation experience
- At least 2 years
protein purification experience
Key
responsibilities:
- Full
understanding and experience in Cell culture including sterile technique
and cell culture laboratory methods
- Protein
expression optimization and analysis
- Protein
purification – purifications utilizing the AKTA platform, membrane
proteins and purifications, advance experimental analysis and
troubleshooting
- Maintain clean
and safe laboratory
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE / PROTEIN PURIFICATION CORE
Our
Protein Purification Core has an immediate opening for a Research Associate in
our Bainbridge Island, WA facility. The position will
involve execution of laboratory activities to support contract research at Emerald
Bio. The Research Associate I (RAI) will be trained
in all responsibilities and the goal of that training is the ability to
consistently perform duties with minimal supervision after one year. The RAI will have the responsibility to
present findings to the group and company occasionally. Responsibilities in the Protein Purification
Core Group Laboratory include but are not limited to the following:
purification of various proteins utilizing the ӒKTA platform, SDS-PAGE, HPLC,
DLS, utilization of the Protein Maker, characterization of proteins,
maintaining a laboratory notebook, documentation of all data. Responsibilities may also include cross
training with other core groups.
Responsibilities:
·
purification of various proteins utilizing the AKTA and the Protein
Maker as well as SDS-PAGE, HPLC and Fluorescent HPLC
·
membrane protein preparations and purifications
·
detergent screening, characterization of proteins
·
supervision and mentoring of direct reports
·
presentations of findings to various groups
Education and Experience:
·
BS
·
At least 1 year of applicable research experience
·
Basic laboratory skills
·
Knowledge and understanding of protein biochemistry and protein
crystallization highly desirable
Group Leader / Molecular Biology / Bainbridge Island, WA
We
are seeking a talented and experienced Molecular Biologist to join a
multi-disciplinary team focused at our Seattle area facility. The successful candidate will lead a group
responsible for the design and engineering of genes for expression and purification
of recombinant proteins for use in biochemical assays, structural biology and other
biophysical methods. The candidate must
have expertise in classical and contemporary molecular biology procedures for
the expression of a broad range of protein types in a variety of prokaryotic
and eukaryotic expression systems.
The
candidate will be expected to participate in a project team setting and provide
technical input to team decisions. The
position requires a drive to provide outstanding customer service by
maintaining regular communication with internal scientist clients, meeting or
exceeding quality and timeline expectations, and having an entrepreneurial
spirit.
Candidates
must hold an advanced degree in molecular biology or closely related field and
must have managerial and team leader experience. The successful candidate will collaborate with
a diverse group of scientists in a dynamic, fast-paced environment requiring
exceptional organizational and communication skills. In addition to driving the scientific progress
of molecular biology collaborations, the successful candidate will be
responsible for managing project costs and timelines to ensure profitability
within our matrix research environment.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Gene design for synthetic genes
- Cloning/mutagenesis from cDNA,
using PCR reactions, etc.
- Agarose and SDS-PAGE gel
electrophoresis
- DNA sequencing and analysis
- bacterial protein expression
cultures; protein expression testing
·
supervision and mentoring of direct reports
Requirements:
- Advanced degree
in Life Science with at least 8 years of applicable research experience in
industry or academia
- Advanced
training/background necessary to perform the duties as listed
- Lab skills;
knowledge and understanding of molecular biology
·
Experience in the industrial/high-throughput cloning setting is
preferred
Research Associate / Crystal Core
We have a Research Associate position in our Protein Crystallography laboratory (Crystal Core). The ideal candidate will have experience in wet lab work, dexterity to work with fragile protein crystals, an interest in working with robotic machines, attention to detail and will thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment.
Requirements:
•B.S. / B.A. in Life
Science discipline or comparable field
•Hands-on wet lab
experience
Key
responsibilities:
•Set up and analysis
of crystallization experiments
•Optimization of
protein crystals
•Harvest
and cryoprotection of protein crystals
•X-ray analysis and
data collection with protein crystals
•Crystal core
housekeeping