Plant Synthetic Biologist

The role

The Plant Synthetic Biologist will design and implement novel projects using synthetic biology principles. This work applies to biological and bio-inspired systems including protoplasts, tissue cultures, whole organisms, and biotic-abiotic hybrid systems.

What you will do

• Lead plant biology projects from concept development to product fruition
• Design and execute experiments to develop and validate novel products or processes
• Maintain high-quality documentation of scientific output and research
• Nurture and augment the scientific vision of OXMAN
• Partner with a multidisciplinary team of biologists, engineers, and designers
• Communicate ideas, work, and progress through meetings and presentations

Required qualifications

• PhD or equivalent, with a focus on bioengineering/synthetic biology and its applications in the plant kingdom
• Minimum 3 years of industry or academic experience in plant biology research, genetic engineering, and/or application R&D for synthetic biology systems
• Portfolio of highly successful scientific or engineering work
• Fluency in the use of relevant synthetic biology tools, including physical equipment and methods used for plant growth, tissue culture, and regeneration, sequence design software, transformation and c
• Ability to thrive in a self-directed environment
• Excellent project management skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Strong commitment to the team
• Maintains positive working relationships with diverse people
• Embodies ethics and integrity in all work

About the company

OXMAN is a hybrid Design and R&D company that fuses design, technology, and biology to invent multi-scale products and environments. They pursue a Nature-centric approach to deliver solutions by, for, and with the natural world.