Scientist or Senior Scientist Position in China

Date: 20 February 2012 17:55


Dear All,

I would like to draw your attention to a x-ray crystallographer position in Jiangsu, P. R. China.

Best,




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