Senior Scientist I, Functional Genomics
 Ginkgo Bioworks | |
 United States, Massachusetts, Boston | |
| 27 Drydock Avenue (Show on map) | |
 Feb 05, 2025 | |
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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. Job Title: Senior Scientist I, Functional Genomics Location: Boston, MA (hybrid) Company: Ginkgo Datapoints Reports To: Head of Mammalian Assay Development About Ginkgo Datapoints: Ginkgo Datapoints, a newly established business unit within Ginkgo Bioworks, is poised to usher in the coming era of AI-backed biotechnology breakthroughs. By leveraging Ginkgo's state-of-the-art automation and digital infrastructure, Datapoints aims to address the growing demand for high-quality, large-scale biological datasets essential for training AI models in drug discovery and development. Unlock AI to unlock biology. Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Senior Scientist I of Functional Genomics to join our wet-lab team within Ginkgo Datapoints. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mammalian cell engineering and high throughput screening, with multiple years of industry experience in in-vitro drug discovery. This role requires a self-starter with a "can-do" attitude, superior project management skills, technical expertise, and the ability to get things done. Key Responsibilities:
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