Senior Protein Engineer – Antibody Therapeutics

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly’s Protein Engineering group in San Diego seeks an associate-level scientist to advance antibody discovery and engineering, and to optimize biotherapeutics. You will design experiments, collaborate with teams across San Diego and Indianapolis, and contribute to ownership of a project workstream as your expertise grows.

The role emphasizes hands-on molecular biology, protein chemistry, and the development of next-generation platforms for biotherapeutics in a fast-paced, collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with at least 3 years of related lab experience.
• Experience in protein engineering.
• Authorized to work in the United States full-time; Lilly will not sponsor visas.
• Hands-on experience with molecular biology and cloning techniques (PCR, Gibson assembly, restriction digest/ligation).
• Experience with antibody engineering and protein biochemistry; ELISA and binding assays desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and perform experiments to identify and validate the next generation of large molecule therapeutics.
• Contribute to building and improving next-generation technology platforms for future therapeutics.
• Contribute to process improvement of molecular biology, screening protocols and molecule characterization.
• Work collaboratively and communicate with project teams to achieve critical research objectives and timelines.
• Maintain timely, detailed, and well-organized records, including electronic notebooks and LIMS.

Skills

Molecular biology

Protein engineering

Antibody engineering

ELISA

BLI/SPR

Cell culture

Automation platforms

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Protein Engineering/Biotechnology/Cell Biology

Tools

Gibson assembly

PCR

BLI (Octet)

SPR (Biacore)

Job description

Lilly’s Protein Engineering group in San Diego seeks an associate-level scientist to advance antibody discovery and engineering, and to optimize biotherapeutics. You will design experiments, collaborate with teams across San Diego and Indianapolis, and contribute to ownership of a project workstream as your expertise grows.

The role emphasizes hands-on molecular biology, protein chemistry, and the development of next-generation platforms for biotherapeutics in a fast-paced, collaborative