Perfect Day is on a mission to create a kinder, greener tomorrow using precision fermentation. Leveraging expertise across biology, food innovation, and consumer products, Perfect Day empowers companies to develop, scale, and commercialize next-generation products that satisfy market demands and champion a path towards a more sustainable future.

Reporting to: Scientific Manager

Location: Bangalore

About the Department

_n_th Bio, our enterprise biology platform, is the first of its kind to help partners of all sizes join us in creating a kinder, greener future through precision fermentation. nth Bio is focused on piloting and scaling our technology to partners across industries, including food, agriculture, pharmaceutical, biologics, textile, and personal care to create products in a new, sustainable way.

Position Summary

The ideal candidate recruited for the role of Senior Scientist, will be the part of core Bio-Analytical/Assay team performing medium to high-throughput assays including ELISA, Western Blot, biochemical assays for quantification and characterization of proteins. Senior Scientist will be planning and executing the assays along with a team or independently and keep track of timelines and deliverables of the project. Senior Scientist should be able to plan, execute and trouble-shoot experiments effectively. Take initiatives in learning, executing, collaborating, and growing in a multi-disciplinary, fast-paced, and high-growth environment.

What You Will Do
Senior Scientist will be a part of an enthusiastic team of scientists. Will get an excellent opportunity to learn and excel in the field of assay development and validation for screening and characterization of recombinant proteins.

• Literature survey, reading and understanding protocols.
• New Assay development, validation, and Technology transfer
• Writing SOPs and providing training to team members and other departments
• Keep track of sample submissions, data reports and able to organize data in an appropriate format
• Executes laboratory research and produces reliable and accurate data on time
• Collaborates with other departments to ensure smooth and effective communication of assay reports
• Compiles and presents data in the discussion forums
• Contribute to new concepts and ideas and extend intellectual understanding
• Read and understand new strategies for Assay Development for biomolecules
• Managing interns and junior colleagues in planning and executing day-to-day wet lab activities

What You Bring

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of protein chemistry and assay principles
• Demonstrated working experience with ELISA, Native-PAGE, SDS-PAGE, 2D-gel electrophoresis and other protein quantification and characterization techniques
• Experience with proteomic techniques such as LC-MS, HPLC- for understanding protein molecular mass and post-translation modification of proteins
• Excellent technical and trouble-shooting skills
• Should be capable of handling and maintaining instruments like table-top centrifuge, micro-plate reader, electrophoresis units and blotting apparatus
• Excellent organizational skills with documentation, compilation of data and delivering reports
• Ability to always follow scientific research principles and documentational practices
• Open-minded, motivated, detail-oriented, organized, and a team player
• Effective planning, multi-tasking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education, Experience & Other Requirements

To be successful in this position, we expect candidates to have the following technical qualifications:
• M.Sc or M.Tech in Biotechnology or any other relevant discipline
• 4-6 of experience in relevant areas and preferably industry experience is desirable.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of protein biology and biochemistry. Should possess a strong theoretical knowledge on protein chemistry and detection techniques.
• Should have prior experience with protein detection, quantification, and characterization using array of high-through put and relevant proteomic tools.
• Basic Bioinformatics skills (Sequence alignments, BLAST, Swiss-prot, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Good working knowledge of Microsoft power point and excel for analysis of data and compilation.
Perfect Day is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Required Skills
• Active Listening
• Speaking Impactfully
• Attention to detail

Perfect Day is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.