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Description
Sapphire Energy was founded with one mission in mind: to change the world by developing a domestic, renewable source of energy that benefits the environment and hastens America's energy independence. Sapphire Energy is a venture capital backed company developing next generation biofuels, based on recent advances in metabolic engineering. The company's focus is the commercialization of high performance, low cost, and low carbon footprint biofuels... or what we like to call "Green Crude". The goal is to replace conventional gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
From the start, our goal has been ambitious: to become the world's leading producer of renewable fuels and petrochemical products and now we are on the verge of creating a whole new industry...we hope you will join us!
Position Overview:
We are seeking an energetic, results-oriented Senior Scientist to join our R&D team and provide leadership and oversight for our R& D facility and brand new bio-refinery in New Mexico. You will work on the field testing of outdoor growth of microalgae, including media development, growth optimization, and contamination prevention and control strategies. As a senior scientist you will have the opportunity to lead and grow our teams at these facilities.
Responsibilities:
Include, but are not limited to:
- Development and testing of processes for growth of microalgae, including media development, growth optimization, and contamination prevention and control strategies.
- Design and execute experiments; analyze data and interpret results; communicate results to other members of the R&D team.
- Management of a development team focused on the above.
- This position will interact with the molecular biology, strain development, technical and engineering operations, field piloting, and analytical departments.
- Provide example of professionalism for the laboratory staff.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Plant physiology, Plant-Pathogen Interactions, Phycology or related discipline
- Deep specialized knowledge in one or more of the following areas: strain development, media development, microbial physiology, plant physiology, biochemistry, or fermentation principles and operations
- 7+ years of R&D experience, minimum 5 years of industry experience
- 3+ years of demonstrated leadership, strategic capabilities, and management experience in biotechnology; experience managing R&D field testing programs is desirable
- Strong background in a wide variety of molecular assays including PCR, cloning, and sequence analysis
- Experience with bright-field and fluorescence microscopy is an advantage
- Experience with any of the following techniques is highly desirable: qPCR, southern and northern blotting, SDS-PAGE and western blotting
- Demonstrated ability to independently design, execute, troubleshoot, and interpret experiments
- Exceptional critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (written and oral)
- The ability to work in a project-oriented environment and interface effectively with other groups in the company is essential
Compensation: Sapphire offers very competitive compensation packages including bonuses and equity, as well as full benefit packages which include health, dental, vision insurance, 401k, and paid time off.
To Apply:
Qualified candidates please apply through our website directly.
No phone calls please.