Scientist: Gene Editing Technology
Scientist: Gene Editing Technology
Full-time · On-site · Boston, US
About us
We are unlocking the potential of our planet’s unexplored biodiversity to build sustainable solutions with our biotechnology partners whilst demonstrating the value of our world’s undiscovered biology.
At Basecamp Research, we pride ourselves on being a diverse, exciting, fun, and flexible place to work. We are a team of biologists, data scientists & explorers united by a sense of adventure and the belief that nature has already designed the solutions to our planet’s greatest challenges - we just have to go out and discover them!
If you feel passionate about the power of biology to show the inherent value of nature and to build a better world, we’d love to hear from you.
About the job
We are looking for a Scientist level candidate to contribute to our Gene Editing Technology activities. This role will primarily encompass lab work, and the ideal candidate will have experience across a wide range of gene editing technologies and is able to independently design, execute, and analyze experiments. This candidate will be comfortable independently driving projects and work cross functionally to achieve company goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, execute, and analyze complex experiments independently.
Present their findings to internal stake holders in a clear fashion.
Work collaboratively with other team members to accomplish shared goals.
Aid in managing day to day lab activities/ordering
Keep a well organized, up to date ELN.
This is a fully on-site role and requires in office/lab work 5 days per week in Cambridge, Boston.
About you
Required Qualifications:
PhD (or MS degree + 5 years) in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field.
Expert with standard molecular biology techniques (ddPCR, NGS, molecular cloning, automation, high throughput screening etc).
Mammalian cell culture, including primary human cells.
Prior experience with gene editing tool development and associated delivery systems is required.
Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in building and screening protein engineering libraries, including site-saturation mutagenesis, directed evolution, DNA shuffling, and AI-driven protein design approaches.
Excellent organizational and priority management skills.
Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
What we can offer:
The opportunity to be a key member in an exciting, dynamic, and fast-moving field.
A fun, flexible, and supportive work environment and an emphasis on collaboration and personal development.
A highly collaborative culture, we always work cross team and cross function, with engineers, data scientists, and biologists working directly together to tackle complex issues.
Competitive compensation including equity
Comprehensive medical cover with Cigna
Life Insurance
401K Plan
Generous PTO
Enhanced parental policy
Commuter benefit
Apply for the job
Do you want to join our team as our new Scientist: Gene Editing Technology? Then we'd love to hear from you!