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Company Name

MOLCURE Co., Ltd.

Job Type

Biologist (Directed evolution) / Biologist (Evolutionary Molecular Engineering)

Work Detail

Design, testing, optimization, and development of biopharmaceuticals (antibodies and peptides) Creation of infrastructure and libraries for evolutionary molecular engineering platforms (phage display/mRNA display, etc.) Design, generation, and optimization of synthetic antibody libraries (ScFv libraries, VHH libraries, etc.) Evolutionary molecular engineering experiments Genetic engineering experiments Protein purification and evaluation

Ideal Profile

Required Qualifications: Experience in library design and screening using one of the following evolutionary molecular engineering platforms (phages, yeast, mRNA, etc.) PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Protein/Antibody Engineering, Immunology, or a related field. 4+ years of wet lab experience Ability to communicate in English or Japanese as needed for work performance Preferred Qualifications: Practical experience in antibody engineering, such as synthetic antibody library design and antibody expression 0-3 years of experience in biopharmaceuticals after obtaining a PhD is a plus Experience with cell-free translation systems Experience with AKTA, ELISA, Biacore, and OCtet Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS) Experience with bioinformatics, especially sequence analysis Business-level or higher English proficiency

Work Location

The work location will be either Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture or Meguro Ward, Tokyo.

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