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At the heart of QIAGEN’s business is a vision to make improvements in life possible.



We are on an exciting mission to make a real difference in science and healthcare. Our most valuable asset are our employees – more than 6000 in over 35 locations around the world. If you are looking to advance your career, are seeking new challenges and opportunities, enjoy working in dynamic and international, diverse teams and want to make a real impact on people’s lives, then QIAGEN is where you need to be.



Join us. At QIAGEN, you make a difference every day.

Position Description

The Senior Research Scientist will join the enzyme development team, responsible for design, engineering, expression, and purification of enzymes exhibiting desirable activities with applications in life sciences and diagnostics fields, including NGS and PCR. The ideal candidate will have experience in protein engineering, directed evolution, and be familiar with high-throughput enzyme engineering technologies. A strong expertise in designing overexpression DNA construct, and the execution and troubleshooting of protein expression and purification processes will be critical. The person will be working in a cross-functional team and required to support both internal and external (customer defined) projects.

1. Design, construct, overexpress, and perform screening/selection assays for recombinant proteins.
2. Participate in protein expression optimization and purification at different scales.
3. Design and implement new assays for enzyme characterization.
4. Use directed evolution methods and protein engineering approaches to create novel enzymes or variants.
5. Initiate research projects and programs to support internal and external customers.
6. Identify new opportunities and expand capabilities. Initiate and lead product development in developing innovative technologies and products.
7. Domestic and international travel (up to 10% of time) can be expected.

Position Requirements

1. Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Enzymology or related field; ideally at least 3 years academic or industry experience.
2. Extensive experience in protein expression in E. coli and Yeast, purification techniques and analytical methods.
3. Broad experience and knowledge in molecular biology techniques including PCR, gene assembly and cloning, protein engineering methods such as mutagenesis, fusion protein construction, and variant library generation methods.
4. In-depth knowledge of enzymes used in molecular biology, especially polymerases and ligases, and molecular biology methods for nucleic acid analysis.
5. Familiarity with molecular modelling software.
6. Working experience with AKTA FPLC systems and knowledge of protein structural biology is a plus.

What we offer

At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.



We offer:

• Possibility to develop in an international company
• Training and development programs
• Private medical care
• Multisport card
• Flexible benefits platform
• Language classes
• Friendly atmosphere
• Casual dress code

QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or disability.

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