Want to help drive a revolution in synthetic biology? Many synthetic biology companies aim to enable humans to thrive sustainably in a resource-limited world. But despite tremendous breakthroughs in reading and writing genetic diversity, the ability to measure the function of those changes hasn't scaled. At Triplebar, we're opening the measurement bottleneck by orders of magnitude to accelerate the discovery, development and adoption of bioengineered molecules.

The Role

Triplebar is looking for a Scientist and colleague to trailblaze efforts in screening and testing. This is a unique opportunity to shape how we do assay development at Triplebar, and make a big impact on the heart of our technology. Using your variety of experience and ability to learn new things, you will develop assays and methods to rapidly assess enzyme or strain performance across multiple assay platforms. You’ll have ample opportunities to expand and participate in a wide variety of R&D efforts, as well as cross-functional disciplines (biochemistry, engineering, software development, materials science, etc). You are critical and diligent and don’t leave any stones unturned. You are also creative and organized - you know how to use different approaches and piece them together to find elegant solutions. You are an inclusive collaborator who likes to win together as a team. If you’re interested in bringing your talents to make great products that make an impact, please apply!

Responsibilities

• Play a key part in building an exciting and successful start-up company
• Lead the development and deployment of reliable assays, aiming to identify improved production strains or test engineered enzyme functionality
• Systematically test theories/hypotheses and drive conclusive results
• Leverage creativity and past expertise when generating concepts to resolve challenges
• Work seamlessly across different departments/disciplines, utilizing the wide breadth of expertise, to execute project goals
• Take initiative to identify new areas for improvement and seek out new responsibilities to form a world class testing / assay development team
• Mentor junior Scientists/Research Associates within the group
• Own results by using a data-focused approach, presenting results, and documenting findings

Required Skills and Background

• PhD with 2+ years of biotech/pharma industry experience, or equivalent experience with a Master's/Bachelor's Degree.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing multiple assays that resulted in successful identification of improved enzymes or strains
• Highly-motivated self-starter that identifies issues and is curious to learn more and expand into new fields
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and systematically mitigate risks
• A passion for data analysis and data interpretation
• Willingness to self-evaluate, learn, and expand
• Enthusiastic about wearing many hats in a young and growing organization
• Ability to build and earn trust with coworkers to achieve team goals

Good to have Skills and Background

• Experience using data analysis scripting language (e.g. Python, R, Matlab)
• High-throughput automation, robotics engineering experience

The annual base pay range for this position is anticipated to be $100,000 - $160,000 however the base pay offered may vary depending on location, market, job related knowledge, skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes equity and benefits.