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    Ginkgo Bioworks
    Posted about 2 years ago

    Mammalian Engineer 1, RNA Downstream Processing

    Job Description

    Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms. 


     

    Ginkgo is continuously crossing new frontiers of biological engineering and we have a record of delivering what was, until recently, thought impossible. Now, our expansion into mammalian cell engineering promises to push our boundaries even further, and so we’re looking for pioneering engineers to make Ginkgo’s new mammalian cell foundry a success.  Major efforts are underway for engineering next generation therapeutics of various modalities, including gene and cell therapies.

    As a Mammalian Engineer in the RNA Therapeutics team, you will assist with the downstream processing and quality control of RNA in various forms, including mRNA and circular RNA.  The successful candidate will have experience working with and handling both DNA and RNA, e.g. PCR, ...

    The Real Dill ☘️

    Startups are private companies, but once they IPO they become "public"...meaning the average person has more access to their financials. In the case of Ginkgo Bioworks, it hasn't generated as much revenue as anticipated, but still has a ton of money in the bank to work on different projects (see the news article on ChatGPT for DNA). It'll be important to monitor its performance over the coming months and years to see how the company evolves considering its previous financial performances, but its definitely working on some really cool initiatives that have implications across healthcare, pharma, food, and more. (November 2023)

    JL

    Jon Lee, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, MBA

    Pickle co-founder

    About Ginkgo Bioworks

    Design, develop, and optimize biological products across industries, including vaccines, meat substitutes, and circular fashion.

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    MissionTo make biology easier to engineer.

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    Wow FactorWorking on initiatives across society: food, drug development, scientific research, and more.

    Company benefits

    • ⛷️ Unlimited PTO
    • 🐣 Maternity/paternity leave
    • 🏦 401K/retirement
    • ✈️ Travel stipends

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