Scientist, Antibody Engineering - South San Francisco, United States - Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience

Verified Company

South San Francisco, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Scientist I, Antibody Engineering

South San Francisco

We seek an outstanding, innovative, and creative Scientist to join our antibody discovery effort.

This Scientist will play multiple roles within the Pharma group and will work within a team responsible for antibody discovery utilizing a number of in vitro display technologies, e.g.

phage display, ribosome display, and yeast display.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead the generation of therapeutic and reagent antibodies by phage, ribosome or yeast display technologies to meet design criteria set by external and internal stakeholders.
Lead biopharma programs to maintain project timeline and report progress regularly to the project team and external stakeholders.
Contribute to display library design and construction using public and inhouse generated data.
Help train and supervise research associates.
Perform library construction, selection and screening to identify desirable antibodies against diverse targets, including cell expression targets.
Have solid knowledge in antibody phage display or other related display technology.
Perform high throughput primary binding assays with automation.
Work collaboratively under aggressive timelines.

What You'll Bring to the Team

PhD or equivalent in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Protein Engineering or related field; MS / MA with 25 years of industry experience.
Experience with at least one of the antibody display technologies, such as phage, ribosome or yeast required.
Experience in antibody or protein characterization.
Handson expertise with automated platforms.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications

D. or M.S. with antibody engineering experience

Postdoctoral experience preferred but not required
Experience with library design and construction for both discovery and antibody optimization
Experience with cytometry and FACS is preferred
Desire to work in a dynamic startup environment is essential
Ability to multitask and thrive in a fastpaced and challenging environment
Work cross functionally within and across the department effectively as a teamplayer
Excellent problemsolving capabilities

About Twist Bioscience:

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as "writing" DNA.

Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better.

In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.