Posted on behalf of SARomics Biostructures AB! Best regards Derek Logan Open position: Research Scientist in structural biology SARomics Biostructures is one of the fast-growing biotech companies in Lund, Sweden. We strive to accelerate drug discovery through structural insight. Our international team of over 25 researchers covers the following fields of expertise: protein engineering, expression, purification and characterization, biophysical screening, protein NMR analysis, protein X-ray crystallography, and computational chemistry. SARomics has built a global reputation for its structural biology platform and structure-based drug design skills and is currently supporting mainly international clients in pursuing their drug discovery objectives. In parallel, the company is pursuing several internal drug discovery projects to discover leads for new medicines.
We seek skilled and highly motivated research scientists to expand and strengthen our team, which works on protein production and crystallization. The candidate can either have strong protein expression and purification skills or have some competence in protein production and crystallization. While not necessary, having competencies in both areas will be considered an advantage. The position involves working closely with an experienced team of interdisciplinary researchers and regularly presenting findings to the project team, senior management, and clients. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, resourceful, organized, focused, service-minded, and enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment. The candidate should have a strong desire to learn new techniques, incorporate new methodologies into their work, and carry out innovative and high-quality research to answer challenging questions in structural biology. Successful candidates' requirement • Ph.D. in biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology, structural biology, or related fields • Experience in independent planning and performing of experiments and analyzing and drawing conclusions from generated data in a scientific research setting • An understanding of protein structure and biophysical properties • Have excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills - fluency in English (spoken and written) is expected • Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to ensure timely progress in customers' projects • Legally authorized to work in Sweden Required knowledge, skills, and abilities For protein production • Expertise in recombinant protein expression in E. coli, insect, and mammalian cells • Expertise in recombinant protein purification using affinity chromatography, IMAC, SEC, IEX, etc. • Working knowledge and practical experience with ÄKTA systems will be highly advantageous • Expertise with general protein characterization techniques such as SDS-PAGE gel, Western blot, thermal shift assays, etc. For crystallization • Experience of protein crystallization of a wide variety of proteins • Experience in all steps of structure determination (including data collection to refinement) • An ideal candidate will also have experience with structure-based design and drug discovery projects The successful candidate will get the opportunity: • to join an energetic and enthusiastic international team with a focus on scientific excellence and teamwork • to evolve in a highly multidisciplinary environment and thus develop new competencies outside their core expertise • to accelerate discovery through structural insight Explore our website to find out what it is like to work at SARomics Biostructures: http://www.saromics.com/ Please call Nadia Rose (+46 46 26 10 474) for specific questions regarding the positions. If you are interested in a career with us, please forward a CV/resume and a cover letter to i...@saromics.com and label your message with the subject "SBX Career" no later than February 18th, 2024. We will interview candidates continuously and would therefore like to receive your application as soon as possible! The application should be in English. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
