Biologist - Automation (r1)

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · San Diego, CA

Biologist role focused on implementing high throughput molecular biology protocols and assays for biotherapeutic discovery projects, including cloning, protein binding assays, and data analysis using tools like Benchling.

What you'd actually do

  1. implement high throughput molecular biology protocols and recombinant protein binding assays to support protein and peptide biotherapeutic discovery projects
  2. Complete custom cloning projects using powerful molecular biology cloning techniques
  3. Collaborate on-site with project teams to meet critical research goals and deadlines
  4. Engage with the antibody discovery, protein engineering, and purification teams

Skills

Required

  • bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Immunology, Biochemistry, or related field
  • 1 year of laboratory experience
  • RNA work
  • quantifying gene copy numbers
  • PCR-based techniques
  • restriction enzyme and recombination-based cloning
  • DNA sequencing sample preparation and analysis
  • small-scale and large-scale plasmid DNA purifications
  • capillary electrophoresis
  • recombinant protein binding and quantification assays (Western Blot, BLI assays on Octet, and HPLC)
  • use of ELN (Benchling)