Principal Associate Scientist, Display Technologies

Xaira Therapeutics is seeking a Principal Associate Scientist to join its Protein Engineering group. The successful candidate will design, generate, and scale complex DNA assemblies for protein engineering and display teams. The role requires extensive experience in protein biochemistry and display technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor of science or master degree in Molecular Biology, Protein Biochemistry, or related fields with 5+ years of industrial experience.
• Hands-on experience with display/expression system library building.
• Cloning complex assemblies with multi-part golden gate, gibson, and other techniques
• Experience with DNA synthesis CROs.
• High proficiency in phage and/or yeast display to protein targets, soluble and membrane.
• Proficiency in molecular and cell biology techniques, such as DNA extraction, PCR, enzymatic DNA treatments and library preparation QC for NGS..
• Mammalian tissue culture.
• Antibody engineering and discovery experience.
• Flow cytometry experience (both analytical and sorting).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex scientific concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment, fostering cooperation and knowledge-sharing among team members.
• Experience using LIMS and Benchling systems.

Benefits

• Base salary
• Bonus
• Equity