Job title: Biocatalysis ResearcherLocation: Royston World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As the Biocatalysis Researcher, you''ll contribute to JM''s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future.We are seeking someone to conduct research on the application of bio-catalysis, aiming at implementing them in the synthesis of APIs and other fine chemicals.You will provide support to research projects that generate new products, processes and understanding of commercial value to JM whilst building fundamental understanding of the science involved.You will work with guidance to a generally defined project plan; evidence of working independently within area of expertise typically with a daily/weekly focus.As the Biocatalysis Researcher, you will help drive our goals by: You will discover, characterise and evaluate novel enzymes for organic synthesisTo clone and express recombinant DNA using advanced molecular biology techniques.Utilize various expression systems (e.g E.coli, yeast) to achieve high titers of functional proteins.Characterize enzymes using standard biochemical assays (e.g., activity assays, protein quantification)Provide support to projects for customers, internal RandD biocatalytic projects and bio-catalysis developmentTo conduct work requiring independent judgement in the eva