Scientist or Senior Scientist Position in China

Date: 20 February 2012 16:05



Dear All,

I would like to draw your attention to the following job vacancy in
Jiangsu, P.R. China.



Job ID
Biortus_0131201201PS
Posting Title
Scientist or Senior Scientist, Structural Biology, Protein Structure Group
Country
P. R. China
Work Location
Jiangyin City, Jiangsu, P.R. China
Company/Legal Entity
Wuxi Biortus Biosciences, Inc.
Posting Functional Area
Research
Job Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Permanent
Job Description
Biortus Biosciences is an internationally recognized contract research
organization (CRO) supporting small to large pharmaceutical companies
around the world in the areas of protein expression and purification,
structure based drug design, assay development, and medicinal
chemistry. Biortus is equipped with strong research and development
experience with capabilities to support these efforts.

The successful candidate will lead a new centralized group responsible
for generating protein or protein ligand complex crystal structures to
expedite our clients' drug discovery projects. Specifically, the
candidate will design constructs for protein expression and
purification, crystallization, data collection at home or synchrotron
and structure determination. The candidate will also need to analyze
the results, provide oral and written reports, and remain current with
regard to literature reports and technological developments.

Minimum requirements
We are seeking a highly motivated and versatile PhD scientist or an MS
scientist with 2+ years relevant experience to establish and lead a
small structural biology group. Industry experience would be a
distinct advantage, as would previous supervisory experience. A strong
background in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology or
related field and have been well trained in protein and structural
biology laboratories.  The ideal candidate should have in-depth
knowledge and hands-on experience in protein X-ray crystallography
including crystallization, data collection, structure determination,
refinement and analysis and must be familiar with characterizing
protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions.  The successful
candidate must be detail oriented and be able to handle multiple tasks
efficiently. The candidate must possess good communication skills and
be comfortable working in a matrix based team environment.

Please forward cover letter and CV to: jobs@biortus.com