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Senior Associate Scientist, High Throughput Protein Production at Xaira Therapeutics

Senior Associate Scientist, High Throughput Protein Production

Xaira Therapeutics · CA, US

2 weeks ago

Senior Associate Scientist, High Throughput Protein Production

Xaira Therapeutics · CA, US

17 days ago
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About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate Scientist to join our High-Throughput Protein Production team. This role focuses on automating, streamlining, and scaling up protein production processes, offering a unique opportunity to leverage expertise in protein expression and purification with a passion for automation to develop and implement cutting-edge workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and optimize high-throughput protein production workflows for antibody modalities.
  • Implement and integrate automation platforms, ensuring seamless workflow.
  • Develop and validate methods for automated protein purification.
  • Troubleshoot automation issues, improve efficiency and yield.
  • Stay current with advancements in automation and protein production.
  • Collaborate across disciplines to optimize workflows.
  • Design a data management system to track protein production data.
  • Document automated protein production processes.
  • Analyze data and identify areas for improvement.
  • Prepare reports and presentations.

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in protein expression and purification.
  • Strong operational understanding of automation, work cells, and protein science principles and methodologies.
  • Experience with high-throughput mammalian expression systems.
  • Experience with protein purification techniques (e.g., affinity chromatography, various polishing steps).
  • Proven ability to design and optimize protein purification protocols.
  • Experience with automated liquid handling systems and robotic platforms (preferred).
  • Experience with programming skills (e.g., Python, R) for scripting automation workflows (a plus).
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

  • Protein expression
  • Protein purification
  • Automation
  • High-throughput protein production
  • Antibody modalities
  • Method development
  • Method validation
  • Data management
  • Data analysis
  • Programming (Python, R)
  • Automated liquid handling
  • Robotic platforms

Location

  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Seattle
  • London

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior Associate Scientist
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience

Education Level

  • Advanced degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

  • $101,000 - $126,000 annually

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Open, flexible, and friendly work environment
  • Platform to develop long-term careers
  • Base salary
  • Bonus
  • Equity

About the Company

  • Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development.
  • The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design protein and antibody therapeutics, enabling the creation of medicines against historically hard-to-drug molecular targets.
  • It is also developing foundation models for biology and disease to enable better target elucidation and patient stratification.
  • Collectively, these technologies aim to continually enable the identification of novel therapies and to improve success in drug development.

Equal Opportunity

  • Xaira Therapeutics an equal-opportunity employer.
  • We believe that our strength is in our differences.
  • Our goal to build a diverse and inclusive team began on day one, and it will never end.