MICROBIOLOGIST
Rise Therapeutics is recruiting a full-time microbiologist to lead its initiatives in synthetic biology at our Rockville, Maryland laboratory. This position offers a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial minded scientist to advance the skills and experience necessary for a successful career in the biotechnology industry. The microbiology scientist will support research and development strategies that harness new microbiome discoveries to create novel and innovative synthetic biology-based medicines.
Required Qualifications
- Degree (MS, and/or PhD) in the life sciences or biomedical engineering
- Expertise in microbiological science
- Strong knowledge of molecular biology techniques
- Familiarity with bacterial fermentation
- Strong writing skills
- Effective communication skills with the ability to contribute in a fast-paced environment
- Strong sense of responsibility for deadlines and data accuracy
- Rigor and attention to detail including laboratory notebook documentation
- Comfort with collaboration in a team-based environment
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead new drug development strategies for synthetic biology-based medicines
- Develop and test novel microbiome drug candidates
- Perform analytical testing procedures for product characterization
- Develop new microbiology assays and scientific assessment procedures
- Support discovery and development of new bacteria fermentation procedures
- Author SOPs, reports, and other controlled documents important for IND filings
- Develop methods to create novel product characterization tests
Benefits
- Support initiatives to develop novel microbiome-associated products
- Gain experience working in biotech helping to drive new medicines into clinical testing
- Expand relationships/connections with leading biotechnology researchers
About Rise Therapeutics
Rise Therapeutics is an emerging, privately held biotech company located in Rockville, Maryland, which develops novel synthetic biology-based medicines. As a product focused company, we leverage our proprietary drug delivery platform and GMP manufacturing infrastructure to create targeted immunologically-directed Live Biotherapeutic Products (LBPs). Rise harnesses novel discoveries in microbiome biology as it relates to regulation of immune function to identify new immune regulatory pathways and develop unique, first-in-class immune modulatory drugs for the treatment of autoimmunity, inflammation, infection, and cancer. For more information, please visit our website at www.risetherapeutics.com.
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