Scientist /Senior Associate Scientist in Protein Engineering

Role Description

The Zoetis Protein Therapeutics (PT) group is recruiting a talented data-driven scientist to join our team to discover and develop novel therapeutics for veterinary medicine. This position will require a highly motivated and independent leader who can effectively collaborate with other team members to advance projects. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for designing, acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting protein sequence data and act as a liaison to partner lines to support data centralization and machine intelligence initiatives in multiple species from early research through late-stage development.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform protein library design of paratope mapping work for patent and speciation guidance. Responsibilities include design of yeast display libraries and coordination of timing of sample submission independently and with other personnel to speed up data delivery and lower sequencing costs. Perform continuous improvement of this workflow by monitoring approaches and the resulting data quality.
• A major responsibility of this role is to act as a data centralization coordinator. Validation of protein designs and organization of material orders originating from various discovery or speciation workflows and project teams. Registering sequences and materials into the centralized datastore and supporting patent writing by validating claimed sequences. Monitoring the timing of material delivery to inform and activate partner line data generation workflows. Additional responsibilities are to help prioritize projects to determine the location of material generation as to increase cost savings.
• Other responsibilities are to act as a key liaison to analytical partner lines to support their hybridoma to recombinant protein potency antibody generation workstream, contributes to antibody designs and placing material orders. Furthermore, this role helps integrate sequences discovered from this work into the centralized datastore.
• Coordinate with clinical partner lines to deliver formulated IVP material for immunizations and assist in the writing of study protocols and reports.
• Other responsibilities of this role are to support the daily activities of antibody discovery campaigns and yeast experiments in the physical laboratory where needed.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to prosecute studies and projects in line with the strategic direction of the team.
• Present research results and data to scientific teams, management, and partner lines.
• Write sections of and respond to inquiries for patent submission and defense; and maintain knowledge of supporting historical data.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, Genetics, Chemical Engineering or related biological design and engineering degree is required with 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to design, analyze and interpret deep epitope mapping studies.
• Skilled in the use of scripting programming languages is highly desirable.
• Independent scientist with background in data management and/or sample coordination logistics.
• Excellent verbal/written communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter, able to prioritize work and work efficiently with minimal supervision.

Full time

Regular

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