Scientist in Strain Development /m/f/d) - temporaray contract for 16 months

at  DSM

HYBRID

Are you ready to elevate your R&D capabilities and drive innovation in the field of animal nutrition and health? Our enzyme technology for increasing the nutritional value of animal feed is critically dependent on high-yield enzyme production at large scale. We are looking for a new team member to help us evaluate, engineer and characterize production strains for particular enzyme classes and also for small molecules. Your strains will help to globally make animal nutrition more sustainable. If you’re driven by a commitment to excellence and thrive in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, then join our team.
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YOU BRING

• Education in biotechnology (MSc, PhD) with expertise in heterologous protein production in different microbial expression systems
• Experience in the field of strain engineering and production clone screening
• Sound knowledge of molecular biology techniques and enzyme characterization
• Experience in metabolic engineering would be a plus
• A curious approach to problem-solving, fueling innovation by seeking new solutions and perspectives
• A spirit of initiative and drive for progress, contributing to our collective success as you are empowered to take ownership

• Developing microbial hosts for recombinant production of enzymes and other functional molecules
• Application and further development of molecular gene expression tools and clone screening systems
• Engineering of established protein production hosts and exploration of new expression systems for overcoming production bottlenecks
• Active involvement in product developments and close interaction with other research teams
• Support of global product registrations by providing information to regulatory authorities
• Scouting and implementation of new methods and equipment, processing and interpretation of data, and documentation of results
• Maintenance and cultivation of a safe working environment