Master Thesis / Recent Graduate

Job description

Job Description

At Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), the global research organization of Novartis, we are committed to discovering innovative medicines to cure disease and improve human health. By hiring the best academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical trained scientists, we have fostered an atmosphere for drug discovery where innovation is rewarded. It is ultimately the talent of the individual that determines our success, while our state-of-the-art technologies and resources enable these ideas to be realized.

Desired profile

Minimum requirements

The 6–month position will be located in the interdisciplinary team of the microbiology group within the Natural Products Unit.
The research project will be related to the production and improvement of enzymes of high interest through directed evolution and random mutagenesis. The enzymes could be for example P450s used in biocatalysis of natural products and will be produced in E. coli. This is a highly collaborative project requiring interactions with different departments in NIBR. Protein crystallization and modeling will be conducted together with colleagues from protein structure group and computational chemistry.

Education
Bachelor degree in a biology/biochemistry-related field

Languages
English