Senior Scientist– Fungal Metabolic Engineering & Strain Development

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Title: Senior Scientist - Fungal Metabolic Engineering & Strain Development Location: Gurugram About Us Absolute is a bioscience company founded with the idea of a shared future where both people & planet win together. The company’s vision is to build a thriving future for people and the planet by harnessing the power of nature, science & exponential innovation. Absolute’s Agtech businesses encompass – Climate Solutions, Soil Health testing, Crop Insurance & Tech driven commodities trade. Absolute’s revolutionary businesses are backed by Xenesis, a stellar team of 150+ scientists making breakthroughs in their fields. Absolute is backed by Sequoia, Tiger Global, and Alpha Wave, Absolute's angels include Nadir Godrej- MD of Godrej Industries, Kamal Aggarwal- Promoter of Haldiram, and Kunal Shah- founder of CRED, among others. Job Description: We are currently looking for an experienced Sr. Scientist to work in the field of synthetic biology and Microbial Genetics. Job responsibilities includes: • Work with laboratory strains of fungi using aseptic technique for culturing, maintenance, and transformation. • Perform advanced molecular biology techniques like recombinant cloning, assembling, genome editing and recombinant knockouts. • Perform genome editing of micro-organisms for improved phenotype and heterologous production of recombinant molecules. • Carry out fermentation studies for recombinant strains for yields and scale up studies. • Design, implement, and characterize novel gene constructs. • Metabolic engineering of recombinant strains and analyzing flux. • Prepare and execute established methods and SOPs. • Deliver high-quality results in a timely manner and communicate the same with stakeholders. • Drive process improvements • Maintain all equipment, data and records as per specifications. Educational and Essential Qualifications: • M.Sc./Ph.D. in molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, synthetic biology or related field. • 6+ years of postdoctoral experience in academic, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industry settings working different recombinant platforms for production of novel molecules like flavours and fragrances. • Experience in metabolic pathways engineering of fungal systems using advanced molecular biology tools. • Experienced in working with metabolic pathways prediction tools. • A strong grasp of fundamental molecular biology techniques is essential. • Exposure to gene circuit design, cell engineering, strain development, is highly desirable. • Demonstrated ability to work with highly skilled teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and technical environment. • Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying technical information in a clear and thorough manner. • Comfortable delivering against challenging commitments. • Confident, execution focused, team oriented, with an ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment. • A desire to work in the impact space, with a passion to make the world a "better" place. NOTE : We are specifically looking for candidates with core experience in fungal systems and strain engineering (metabolic/genetic engineering). If your work has not directly involved this, this role may not be the right fit.