Laboratory Technician
at Compunnel Inc.
in
Johnston,
Iowa
Posted in Other 2 days ago.
Type: full-time
Job Description:
Educational Qualifications:- BS/BA in Biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, or a related discipline
Responsibilities:
- PCR, cloning, mutagenesis, DNA purification, sequencing, and transformation/transduction
- Perform sequence analyses and database searches using Geneneious and other internal molecular biology and bioinformatics tools
- Use liquid handler
- Conduct various assays to characterize proteins
- Assist with equipment maintenance
- Written and verbal communication of plans, procedures, and results
Competencies and Qualifications:
- Self motivated and interest to learn new things
- Knowledge of molecular biology methods including cloning, mutagenesis, DNA purification, bacterial cell culture, PCR, and sequencing
- Ability to design primers, plasmid constructs, and libraries
- Aptitude to design, optimize, and run plate-based assays in a high-throughput manner
- Familiarity with bioinformatics sequence analysis tools like BLAST
- Experience using a plate reader for assays
- Database management experience
- Knowledge in method development validation processes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with protein expression and purification is a plus