Research Technician at Locus Biosciences, USA
Locus Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotech company developing precision antibacterial therapies using engineered phages. The company collaborates with global health agencies and pharmaceutical leaders to advance engineered phage therapies against critical pathogens.
About the Role:
Locus Biosciences is seeking a highly motivated Development Technologist or Research Technician to join its 2-year rotational program. This entry-level role is designed for individuals eager to gain hands-on exposure across Research & Development (R&D) and Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) in a clinical-stage biotech company.
The candidate should be passionate about phage engineering, biotechnology drug development, synthetic biology, and GMP manufacturing. This program offers structured learning across multiple departments — from early-stage discovery to drug product manufacturing.
The selected candidate will rotate through several functional areas, including:
- Research & Development (phage discovery, phage engineering, strain engineering)
- High Throughput Development (automation workflows)
- Bioinformatics
- cGMP Manufacturing
- Analytical Development
- Quality Control & Quality Assurance
- Clinical Lab & Clinical Operations
- Project Management
Responsibilities Include:
- Cloning, PCR, Gibson assembly
- NGS library preparation
- Engineering and characterization of novel phage constructs
- DNA sequence analysis and comparative genomics
- Culturing aerobic and obligate anaerobic bacteria
- Phage production and activity characterization
- High-throughput screening of phage activity
- Bench-scale bioreactor operations
- Tangential flow filtration (TFF)
- Real-time GMP documentation (GDP)
- Bioinformatics pipeline support
- Data infrastructure development for CMC and R&D operations
Qualifications & Skills Reqired:
- Bachelor’s to Master’s degree in:Biology, Biotechnology,Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology
- Having a technical biomanufacturing certification
- Experience in regulated environments (GLP, GDP, cGMP)
- Biologics experience (upstream/downstream processing)
- DNA sequence analysis & primer design
- Molecular cloning & microbiology techniques
- Experience with anaerobic microbiology
This role is ideal for:
- Early-career scientists
- Candidates interested in both R&D and manufacturing
- Individuals wanting structured exposure to biotech drug development
- Scientists passionate about phage therapy and translational biotech
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