Internship (1 year) – Skin Microbiome

Arcaea is building a new ingredient toolset for the beauty and personal care industry – one rooted in biotechnology with the aim of delivering radical performance and unparalleled sustainability that will also present new opportunities for storytelling. This role will be critical to shaping and driving Arcaea’s ethos around a “biology-first” future for the industry. Our mission is to create the most consequential personal care ingredients and brands of this century.

We are building an organization where technology and storytelling coexist in a symbiotic relationship. To accomplish our vision we will need to be really good at two things: consumer engagement and technical innovation – and they will need to work together in concert.

As an intern, you will work in our skin microbiome team and support the team in executing experiments and ensuring the skin microbiome lab is organized and stocked. You will be a key member in ensuring we bring novel high quality ingredients to the market.

Execute key initiatives:

– DNA and RNA extractions
– Carries out standard microbiological and molecular biology procedures
– Performs growth experiments and assays according to SOPs
– Prepares buffers, liquid and solid media
– Supports claims validation
– Lab organization
– Reviews literature to stay current and assess competitive and scientific landscape
– Do “whatever it takes” to get the job done and work effectively and efficiently including on a tight deadline without
drama or ego. We are a dynamic startup whose priorities may need to shift.

Required Experience and Capabilities:

– B.S. in Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology or a related scientific field
– Experience working in a microbiology or molecular biology lab
– Is excited to work on developing cutting edge skin microbiome technology
– Is excited about Arcaea’s mission and vision
– Is a strong communicator
– Demonstrates self-motivation, strong analytical skills and independent thinking, as well as flexibility in a dynamic
environment

We feel that it’s important to point out the obvious here – there’s a serious lack of diversity in both the scientific fields and beauty industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. We are deeply committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.

We’re working with the powerful biological engineering platform at Ginkgo Bioworks, so we must remain mindful of the many ways our technology can – and will – impact people around the world. We care about how this platform and the products created are used. Having a diverse team to build it gives us the best chance that it’s something we’ll be proud of as it continues to grow. Therefore, it’s critical that we incorporate the diverse voices and visions of all those who play a role in the future of biology in every industry.

It is the policy of Arcaea to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants.

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