Upstream Process Scientist - High-Throughput Glycoprotein

Synectics Inc.

Gaithersburg (MD)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 110,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Plan

Job summary

Synectics Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD, is seeking a contractor for the Bacterial Vaccines Biochemistry Team to optimize microbial glycoprotein production using a fully automated system.

You will support high-throughput screening and colony handling, while performing molecular biology techniques and assay development. The role emphasizes wet-lab work with opportunities to learn automation, sequencing preparation, and glycoengineering, contributing to library screening and data generation for project

Qualifications

  • Master's or PhD in a bioscience field with lab experience.
  • Bioscience lab methods including ELISA and microbial work.
  • Experience with automated workflows is helpful but training provided.

Responsibilities

  • Support high-throughput culture workflows and colony screening.
  • Operate automated liquid-handling platforms for sample processing.
  • Prepare cultures, reagents, and assay plates per protocols.
  • Analyze data from automated assays and report findings.

Skills

Molecular biology techniques
Data analysis
Attention to detail
Laboratory automation
ELISA development
Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in molecular biology or related
PhD in molecular biology/biochemistry/microbiology/biotechnology
Bachelor's degree with relevant lab experience

Tools

Automation/robotics experience
ELISA kits
Whole-genome sequencing prep

Job description

Synectics Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD, is seeking a contractor for the Bacterial Vaccines Biochemistry Team to optimize microbial glycoprotein production using a fully automated system.

You will support high-throughput screening and colony handling, while performing molecular biology techniques and assay development. The role emphasizes wet-lab work with opportunities to learn automation, sequencing preparation, and glycoengineering, contributing to library screening and data generation for project

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