Senior Strain Engineer
Bondi Bio - Sydney, Australia
Position Summary
We are an ambitious genetic engineering start-up seeking an outstanding candidate for the role of Senior Strain Engineer. As a highly-motivated individual, you will specialise in pathway design and metabolic engineering of novel cyanobacterial strains. You will tackle a range of challenges as an integral part of the new team, and demonstrate a high degree of flexibility, creativity, and initiative. You will be adaptable, work well collaboratively, and be able to thrive in a start-up environment.
Responsibilities/Duties
- Work closely with the CTO and other Bondi team-members to establish the company’s strain engineering pipeline.
- Design, construct, test, and optimise biosynthetic pathways using the latest metabolic engineering and synthetic biology tools.
- Apply knowledge of cyanobacterial physiology, biochemistry, and metabolism to improve yields and productivity of engineered strains.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary scientific team to implement experimental plans and achieve project goals.
- Contribute to the company's intellectual property (IP) portfolio and assist on preparation of patent applications.
Education & Experience
- Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or closely-related area, with at least 2 years industrial/postdoctoral lab experience within metabolic engineering and biotechnology.
- Expert in synthetic biology & microorganism design; hands-on experience with the latest genetic engineering tools, including multi-fragment DNA assembly, cloning, pathway assembly, and chromosomal manipulation essential.
- Previous experience engineering cyanobacteria significantly advantageous.
- Direct experience with automated strain engineering platforms advantageous.
- Natural Product biosynthesis experience advantageous.
Salary package
Commensurate with experience.
Equity possibilities for outstanding candidates
If you are interested please send your CV and cover letter to careers@bondi.bio.