Research Associate Contractor

Objective

• The Contractor Research Associate will be working with the Microbial Engineering Assay Development team and will expand Joyn’s analytical capability through developing and running analytical assays.  

Responsibilities

• Routine operation of analytical equipment such as the LC-MS/MS, HPLC or GC.
• Onboarding colorimetric or enzyme-based assays to expand the basic assay capabilities of the Boston site.
• Work with the Analytical team to scale assay throughput.
• Work collaboratively across Joyn Bio departments and the Ginkgo Foundry to deliver upon Microbial Engineering objectives.
• The position requires at least 85% of the time spent at the laboratory bench, and 15% of the time documenting experiments and participating in project and team meetings.

Training/Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s (or equivalent experience) in biochemistry, chemistry, synthetic biology, molecular biology, microbiology, or a related field is necessary.
• At least 1 year of industry experience is recommended.
• Experience using analytical instruments: HPLC, GC, or LC/MS is necessary.
• Experience with multiple analytical instruments is preferred.
• Demonstration of assay development on an analytical instrument is preferred.
• Excitement to learn new techniques and own routine assay execution is essential.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills are required.

Organizational

• This is a 6-month contract position through a partner agency.
• This position will report to the Microbial Assay Development team lead.
• This individual will work with the Boston-based Microbial Engineering team.
• This individual will collaborate with Joyn Bio Departments across sites, as well as potential CROs.

Location

• This position will be based out of our Boston, Massachusetts site.