Joyn Bio is a joint venture between Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks dedicated to addressing unmet needs in agriculture by applying synthetic biology to engineer microbes.
Objective
Joyn Bio is looking for a Senior fungal Microbiologist who will contribute to the development and screening R&D processes aimed at characterizing and engineering fungal microorganisms for large scale commercial agriculture applications.
Responsibilities
Ideate, design and execute experiments to characterize growth, domesticate and screen various fungal organisms.
Work closely with the Head of Microbial Engineering and Program Directors to develop a fungal engineering strategy that is aligned with defined objectives and drive the technical strategy on a day-to-day basis.
Innovate and advance methods for increasing efficiency of fungal engineering and screening through development and implementation of HTP technologies to enhance Joyn Bio engineering platform and capabilities.
Collaborate with the Microbial Engineering, Plant Microbe Interaction, Bioprocessing Formulation and Downstream Processing, Digital Sciences and Technology and Regulatory teams to develop commercially relevant processes.
Draft and manage Technical Project Plans in collaboration with research partners and CROs.
Support the Business Development and Alliance departments by identifying, evaluating and implementing new platform and technology strategies.
Manage and mentor a team of 3-5 scientists with varying levels of experience.
Training/Experience
PhD with 5+ years (or MS with 8+ years) of industrial experience in microbiology, microbial physiology, molecular biology and/or related fields is required for consideration.
Extensive experience with culturing and domesticating agriculturally relevant and/or plant associated fungi is necessary.
Proven track record and passion for developing and building HTP screening platforms.
Must be a detail oriented, highly organized, and collaborative self-starter with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
Supervisory and project management experience highly desired.
Organizational
Will report into the Head of Microbial Engineering.
Lead a team of scientists and research associates.
Some time dedicated to working at the bench is necessary.
Location
This position will be based at our Boston, Massachusetts site, and will require minimal travel.