Insmed is a global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to transform the lives of patients living with serious and rare diseases. Our most valuable resource is our employees, and everything we do is motivated by a patients-first mentality. We are dedicated to growing our team with talented individuals from around the world who are willing to challenge the status quo, solve problems, and work collaboratively with a sense of urgency and compassion.
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Recognitions
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Insmed is dedicated to creating a collaborative environment where our team can thrive. Every day, our employees turn their passion for science and research into innovative solutions for patients. That's why we've been named the No. 1 company to work for in the biopharma industry in Science 's Top Employers survey for four years in a row.
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Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated Scientist to support discovery and development campaigns focused on next-generation biotherapies for serious unmet medical needs.The candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team of scientists focused on the design, engineering, formulation development, and preclinical characterization of ground-breaking biotherapeutics. Specifically, the candidate will help lead engineering and optimization campaigns for a diverse array of biomolecular scaffolds including enzymes, catalysts, binding and targeting moieties, signaling molecules, and drug delivery platforms of biological origin.
Responsibilities
Help drive biomolecular engineering, immunology, and pharmacology efforts within Insmed research projects, including strategy and methods development
Construct recombinant systems encoding protein variants and combinatorial protein libraries
Conceptualize, construct, validate, and implement high throughput screening platforms to enable candidate selection from large panels and/or combinatorial libraries of engineered protein variants
Devise, optimize, and employ tailored protein expression and purification strategies for drug discovery programs
Develop, validate, and deploy functional, immunological, and pharmacological, assays to characterize protein performance in vitro (both exogenous and cell-based assays) and in vivo
Maintain accurate, detailed, and timely records of methods development, experimental data, and data analysis in an electronic notebook system
Perform data review to ensure accuracy, completeness, and validity
Participate in cross-disciplinary mentoring and training within the research team
Present scientific results to the larger Insmed research group and external scientific community, as needed
Qualifications
Requires a minimum of a PhD in molecular and cellular biology, bioengineering, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, or related field
Experience with yeast surface display (YSD) libraries is strongly preferred
Deep technical understanding of and hands-on experience with molecular and cellular biology, mammalian tissue culture, recombinant DNA technology, protein mutagenesis, and protein biochemistry
Experience with recombinant protein expression and purification as well as routine protein characterization methods including but not limited to spectroscopy, SDS-PAGE, western blot, and ELISA
Experience with enzyme analysis and characterization and/or protein-protein binding analysis and characterization
Experience with high throughput functional screen development for protein libraries, AAV viral vectors, gene editing, and in vivo (rodent) are also preferred but not required
Must have excellent communication (verbal and written) and problem-solving skills
Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and conciseness
Proven track record in methods development, including experimental design, execution, and evaluation
Salary Range
$89,000 - $119,267 a year
Compensation & Benefits
We're committed to investing in every team member's total well-being, now and in the future. We offer a competitive total-rewards package to all employees around the world, including:
Flexible approach to where and how we work, regionally based
Competitive compensation package including bonus
Stock options and RSU awards
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Flexible Vacation Policy
Generous paid holiday schedule and winter break
ADDITIONAL U.S. BENEFITS:
401(k) plan with company match
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Company-provided Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Company-provided short and long-term disability benefits
Unique offerings of pet, legal, and supplemental life insurance
Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
Accident and Hospital Indemnity insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Mental Health on-line digital resource
Well-being reimbursement
Paid leave benefits for new parents
Paid time off to volunteer
On-site, no-cost fitness center at our U.S. headquarters
Additional Information
Insmed Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Applications are accepted for 5 calendar days from the date posted or until the position is filled.
