Laboratory Technician jobs in Des Moines, IA

Job Title:. Laboratory Technician

Location: Johnston, IA 50131

Duration: 12 months assignment

Shift: regular day shift

Job Description:

Educational Qualifications:

BS/BA in molecular biology, biochemistry or a related discipline with 1 years of relevant research experience.

Responsibilities:

PCR, cloning, mutagenesis, DNA purification, sequencing, and transformation/transduction

Perform sequence analyses and database searches using Geneneious and other internal molecular biology and bioinformatics tools

Use liquid handler

Conduct various assays to characterize proteins

Assist with equipment maintenance

Written and verbal communication of plans, procedures, and results

Competencies and Qualifications:

Self motivated and interest to learn new things

Knowledge of molecular biology methods including cloning, mutagenesis, DNA purification, bacterial cell culture, PCR, and sequencing

Ability to design primers, plasmid constructs, and libraries

Aptitude to design, optimize, and run plate-based assays in a high-throughput manner

Familiarity with bioinformatics sequence analysis tools like BLAST

Experience using a plate reader for assays

Database management experience

Knowledge in method development validation processes

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Familiarity with protein expression and purification is a plus