Qualifications Qualifications Candidates for consideration should have a bachelors degree in biological biochemistry engineering or chemical science with minimum 4 years of experience or MS degree with 2years or PhD with 01 year of experience in running PCR enzyme reactions and/or analytical assays The successful candidate will have hands on experience with laboratory automation techniques (especially Biomek or Tecan liquid handling systems) and/or in various analytical methods (HPLC LCMS spectrophotometry gel electrophoresis FPLC). Ideally experience in analyzing biological (microbial) samples by HPLC. Software Skills: MS office (Word/Excel) Required Experiences and Skills: Highthroughput screening and automated liquid handling Chemical and biochemical solution and reaction preparation Understanding of experimental design and data analysis principles Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Excellent teamwork and multitasking Good documentation of experimental reports Preferred Experience and Skills: HPLC and LCMS experience particularly with Agilent systems. Experience in protein characterization and purification. Experience in molecular biology and/or protein expression platforms (cellfree microbial yeast bacillus mammalian) is a plus Industry exp. is preferred. Personality: Team player Independent Detail oriented Adaptable Quick learner Flexible *Note*: Position: Onsite labbased role at Rahway NJ. 12 months assignment with possibility of extension.
Responsibilities Job Description Biochemistry contractor The Protein Engineering group at Merck is seeking an experienced researcher to support our biochemistry capabilities. The primary mission of the group is to design and engineer enzymes therapeutic proteins/peptides to enable drug discovery and development. This position in our biochemistry team is responsible for manipulating DNA to produce enzymes in cellfree or E. coli expression systems setting up reactions using the enzyme preparation as a catalyst solution quenching reactions and prepping them for HPLC or MS analysis and analyzing the data generated in support of our protein directed evolution workflow.
Comments/Special InstructionsSr. CSP Vidushi Sharma.
System Location: Research Labs (Z011) Required
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