Kura Biotech - Research Associate, Bioinformatics
Descripción empresa:
Kura Biotech is a leading biotech firm specializing in enzymes for toxicology and multiomics applications. Committed to impactful innovation, we pioneered certified COVID-19 testing kits in 2020 and now focus on team strength and collaboration. With a foundation of scientific excellence, we extend our commitment as founders of the Liquen Foundation and certified B Corporation, working for environmental sustainability and community empowerment, striving to create a lasting positive global impact.
Misión del cargo:
The primary objective of the Research Associate, Bioinformatics position is to expand the capabilities of the Protein Engineering area and contribute to platform development efforts. This involves ensuring the robustness of in silico processes and driving innovation within a collaborative research environment. This position is responsible for actively contributing to the creation of robust and reproducible data collection and analysis pipelines to support the development of our research projects. This includes analyzing large Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) datasets and handling genomic sequences in general. Additionally, familiarity with handling amino
acid sequences is required to ensure continuity in our research lines. A crucial aspect of the role will be presenting results, both internally to the Protein Engineering team and to other R&D teams. Finally, this role plays a fundamental part in maintaining and improving the Protein Engineering Platform, working closely with the wet lab team in the area and other departments within R&D.
Funciones del cargo:
1. Expansion of Protein Engineering Capabilities:
- Designing, assembling, validating, and documenting genomic data analysis workflows in high-performance environments.
- Validating Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) results and integrating them with analysis workflows.
- Handling nucleotide and amino acid sequence data to evaluate parameters of interest in enzymatic candidates.
- Managing data repositories and ensuring their integrity.
- Coordinating requests from other areas to enable a smooth workflow.
- Contributing to general Bioinformatics team initiatives such as discussing results or implementing new solutions.
2. Protein Engineering Platform:
- Understanding, maintaining, and utilizing the protein engineering platform for R&D projects.
- Proposing, designing, supporting, and executing initiatives aimed at improving the protein engineering platform.
- Preparing comprehensive reports on assigned projects for internal and external parties.
- Creating presentations that effectively communicate results and findings of literature research to internal and external audiences.
3. Collaborative Activities:
- Actively participating in R&D initiatives and group discussions to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.
- Attending and actively participating in regular meetings for assigned projects as well as R&D and Protein Engineering department meetings.
- Contributing to patent drafting and publications.
- Regularly updating research findings on project management platforms.
Condiciones y beneficios:
- Your role will make a vital contribution to achieving Kura’s goals of entering the genomics market and expanding our product portfolio. Contribute to this mission as we expand to new markets, by doing science better and differently.
- Become a part of our unique culture here in Patagonia, where we are mission-driven and believe in open communication across all levels of the company.
- Participate in company meetings and offsite that provide insights into the business as a whole, build our team dynamics, and nurture our shared values.
- Our values are what separate us from our competition and we believe giving back to our community is just as important as driving biotech innovation.
- Participate in, or sponsor a new community project, through our Liquen Foundation.
- Experience an exceptional quality of life in one of Chile's top-ranked cities Puerto Varas, while working alongside our highly engaged team of Kurians.
- Paid English/Spanish classes to take you to the role's required level.
- Complimentary health insurance with coverage in dental, ophthalmologist, catastrophic, and life insurance, with 80% of payment from Kura.
- Daily in-office lunch with 3 menu options.
- Enjoy up to 24 days of vacation per year; 15 legal days + 1 extra day per quarter for extra rest or XL weekend
Requisitos:
Education:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in bioinformatics, or alternatively biochemistry, biotechnology, or biology with demonstrable experience in bioinformatics.
Language:
- An intermediate level (B1) of English proficiency is required. Proficiency levels above B1 are advantageous.
Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant full-time experience in R&D is required, or at least 1 year of specific experience in protein engineering is essential.
- Understanding of experimental development used for protein engineering.
Skills & Competencies:
- Proficiency in programming and data analysis languages such as Bash, Python, and R.
- Experience working with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data and with common
- tools for quality assessment, trimming, read mapping, and alignment handling in bam or similar formats.
- Experience in handling nucleotide and amino acid sequences and using common tools for homology assessment, taxonomic inference, functional inference, and comparative analysis, among others.
- Desirable: Experience in managing virtual environments like Conda or Jupyter
Notebooks and version control software like Git.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proactivity in proposing, designing, supporting, and executing initiatives aimed at improving the protein engineering platform.
- Ability to actively participate in R&D initiatives and group discussions to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.
Los/as interesados/as postular en:
https://www.kurabiotech.com/careers
Fecha de publicación de la oferta: 25/04/2024
Fecha límite de postulación: 25/05/2024