We’re pioneering the discovery and development of life-changing medicines through the transformative power of artificial intelligence. Backed by Lightspeed, NEA and Sequoia.
About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate Scientist to join our High-Throughput Protein Production team and play a key role in automating, streamlining, and scaling up protein production processes. This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in protein expression and purification along with your passion for automation to develop and implement cutting-edge workflows. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- BS/MS in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related field with 5+ 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)
More about this role
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. Xaira is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and London.
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate Scientist to join our High-Throughput Protein Production team and play a key role in automating, streamlining, and scaling up protein production processes. This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in protein expression and purification along with your passion for automation to develop and implement cutting-edge workflows.
You are an enthusiastic protein sciences team who takes pride in your bench execution skills. Your passion lies in drug discovery and developing...
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