Job Description

Opportunity:

REG is seeking a motivated Scientist to join its Metabolic Engineering team to participate in the engineering and optimization of enzymes, metabolic pathways, and industrial microorganisms for the production renewable fuels and chemicals. The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to plan and execute high quality, creative scientific work independently and in collaboration with others.

We are looking for candidates with in-depth knowledge of metabolic flux analysis, genome-scale metabolic modeling and their application towards metabolic engineering of microbial cells (bacteria, yeast/fungi). In-depth knowledge and hands on experience in state of the art synthetic biology techniques is required.  Industrial and/or academic experience and familiarity with the automation of synthetic biology and analytical processes, high-through-put and automation workflows is desirable.

Requirements:

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry or related discipline with 2-5 years of academic or industrial experience.
  
• Expertise with flux balance analysis experiments
  
• Proficiency with genome-scale metabolic modeling tools
  
• Proficiency with Synthetic Biology and gene regulation techniques and principles
  
• Familiarity with metabolite detection and analysis techniques
  
• Familiarity with high-throughput screening / robotic systems and analytic methods
  
• Must be able to perform daily functions independently with little to no instructions on routine work, and with general instructions on new assignments.
  
• Excellent oral and writing communication skills
  
• Able to organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines and excel in a fast-paced team environment
  
• Demonstrated success on working productively independently and in a team set up
  
• Able to work daily and overtime as required
  
• Able to travel to REG headquarters, other REG offices and other locations as required
  
• Ability to legally start work within two months

REG Life Sciences, LLC

REG Life Sciences is the industrial biotechnology division of REG, the largest producer of biomass-based diesel in North America. REG Life Sciences is commercializing a state of the art industrial biotechnology platform for the production renewable fuels and chemicals. Located in the birth place of biotechnology, South San Francisco, California, REG Life Sciences labs support metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, automation and high-throughput screening, analytical chemistry, fermentation development, chemical recovery and process development, and a multi-kilo scale pilot plant.