Protein Engineering Scientist I — High-Throughput Assays

Alta Resource Technologies, Inc.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Company Holidays

Job summary

Alta Resource Technologies seeks a Scientist I in Protein Engineering to join our Applied Biology team in Boulder, CO. You will develop and implement assays for data-driven protein design campaigns, focusing on enhanced binding specificity and high-throughput screening.

This role collaborates across data science, strain engineering, analytics, and chemistry groups to deliver scalable assays. A successful candidate will have 1–3+ years of research experience, strong lab skills, and a track record

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, or related fields with 1-3+ years of research experience.
• Strong hands-on laboratory skills and ability to troubleshoot experiments independently.
• Expertise in developing and optimizing high-throughput biochemical assays and library-scale workflows.
• Experience with automated workflows and assay miniaturization (96/384-well).
• Experience characterizing protein–ligand binding affinity and kinetics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute high-throughput assays for protein characterization.
• Design microtiter plate workflows for directed evolution campaigns.
• Develop and onboard novel assays for protein characterization.
• Collaborate with data scientists and chemistry groups to enable robust assays.

Skills

Lab automation

High-throughput assays

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Written communication

Education

PhD in biochemistry/biophysics/molecular biology

Tools

Bioinformatics pipelines

Scripting

Structural modeling

Job description

Alta Resource Technologies seeks a Scientist I in Protein Engineering to join our Applied Biology team in Boulder, CO. You will develop and implement assays for data-driven protein design campaigns, focusing on enhanced binding specificity and high-throughput screening.

This role collaborates across data science, strain engineering, analytics, and chemistry groups to deliver scalable assays. A successful candidate will have 1–3+ years of research experience, strong lab skills, and a track record