Associate Researcher-- GOEDC5817026

Compunnel Inc.
Johnston, IA

Responsibilities:

  • Designing and planning experiments with timelines
  • Ensure that all experiments are planned on time, and in a safe manner
  • Perform vector construction and Agrobacterium transformation with QC
  • Perform transient assays developed by the Transgene expression engineering team
  • Phenotyping of transgenic plants and transgene expression analysis
  • Data analysis and reporting
  • Continually look for process improvement opportunities and help the team to implement solutions
  • Troubleshooting of processes as needed
  • Make detailed observations, analyze data and interpret results
  • Collaborate with colleagues in controlled environment for plant sample collection
  • Promotion of a safe working environment.
  • Perform routine lab support tasks like plasmid isolation, agrobacterium transformation and other molecular biology techniques developed by SRA’s in the team

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Molecular biology, crop sciences, biochemistry or or related science fields with 1-3 years of working experience or equivalent amounts of relevant education and experience.
  • Strong computer skills and experience with data analysis
  • Prior experience working in a research laboratory and field is required
  • Experience with problem identification, problem solving and process improvement
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Attention to detail and ability to stay focused while performing repetitive tasks
  • Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and committed to personal/technical growth
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects/ experiments
  • Understanding principles of experiment design, and statistical data analyses is desired.
  • Excellent organizational skills and record keeping ability

Thanks,

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