Company Summary

Chromatin Inc. is a rapidly growing biotech company that is unlocking the potential of plants to produce greater value and meaningful products for consumer, grower, seed producer, processor, and bio-energy markets. With facilities in Chicago and Champaign, Illinois, Chromatin is leveraging its proprietary mini-chromosome technology to introduce multiple genes ("gene stacks") simultaneously into plant cells. The company has formed multiple partnerships with leading agricultural companies to advance mini-chromosome applications in traditional crops such as corn. Chromatin is now expanding its technology to bio-energy feedstocks, developing gene stacks that improve yields and reduce the costs of feedstock conversion to fermentable sugars. The company plans to launch strategic partnerships with industry leaders to provide distribution channels for its bio-energy products.

Chromatin is an equal opportunity employer recruiting a number of highly motivated, results-oriented individuals. Candidates are expected to work independently as well as in a team-based environment with a high level of organization, attention to detail, and ability to complete tasks. All full-time positions include health, vision, dental and 401K benefits.

Chromatin is seeking an experienced individual to provide leadership and coordinate planning, organizing, implementing and controlling all accounting, budget and financial reporting for the company. The Controller will report to the CFO and will establish, maintain and oversee accounting procedures. This position provides an opportunity for significant responsibility and visibility in a rapidly growing company. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual with the ability to respond to dynamic situations. The position includes health, vision, dental and 401K benefits.

Principal Duties:

• Finance/Accounting: Oversee daily operations of financial and control systems, accounts payable, accounts receivable, journal entries and reconciliation, month-end and year-end closings and general management of accounting. Prepare monthly financial statements and forecasts suitable for reporting to investors, senior management and other key stakeholders.
• Capitalization: Maintain records of shareholders, equity purchased, stock option awards, vesting schedules, and assessment of equity value as needed for company’s annual financial statements. Maintain stock ledgers and capitalization table suitable for reporting to shareholders and investors.
• Analysis and Compliance: Interface with auditors and prepare supporting information for annual audit. Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal tax agencies, providing to outside tax preparers. Provide appraisers with information necessary to assess the value of key assets and the enterprise.
• Budget and disbursements: Participate in annual budgeting process and monitor and report budgetary status throughout the year. Manage accounts payable to maintain cash balances. Review accuracy of payroll disbursements. Make recommendations to improve financial perfomance of company’s departments. Direct and coordinate debt service payments with external agencies.
• Recruit, train and supervise department staff.
• Participate in the creation and implementation of administrative strategies, operational procedures, and policy development.
• Maintain positive relationships with vendors, partners and government agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Experience:

• CPA, with a minimum of 7-10 years experience in financial reporting.
• Experience working with a technology-based, venture capital backed company preferred.
• Experience supervising accounting team staff required.
• Strong experience in various financial systems. The company currently uses Quick Books, but may need to transition to another platform.
• Excellent interpersonal and business communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High level of organization, attention to detail, and ability to complete tasks.

**Please write to controller@chromatininc.com with your application for this position**

We are seeking a highly motivated plant molecular biologist with tissue culture experience (monocot culture a plus) to join our Mini-Chromosome plant transformation team. Applicants should have expertise in transgenic plant production (transformation, cell culture, green house plant cultivation, phenotypic analysis) as well as solid molecular biology skills (DNA/RNA isolation, gene cloning, plasmid purification, DNA labeling, PCR, gel electrophoresis, basic DNA sequence analysis, etc.) and lab maintenance (media preparation, etc.). Microscopy experience would be a plus. This position will require both independent as well as team-based activities to support aggressive research programs utilizing and optimizing new technologies. This position includes health, vision, dental and 401K benefits and is located in Champaign, IL.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• BS with at least one year work experience, or MS with relevant research experience
• Experience in an industry setting is highly desirable
• Proven rigor in experimental design, optimization, data interpretation, and analysis
• Demonstrated ability to work indepently, think creatively
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• High level of organization, attention to detail, and ability to complete tasks

Application Process:

Submit a CV and cover letter that references the job for which you are applying in the subject line to: careers@chromatininc.com

Chromatin, Inc. (http://chromatininc.com/) is seeking highly motivated and results-oriented scientists at the rank of Senior Research Scientist or Project Leader to advance the company's molecular breeding research program in developing the next generation bioenergy crops. Positions are located in Chicago, IL.

You will be an integral member of a team of plant breeding, molecular biology, transformation, and bioinformatics scientists. You must have demonstrated experience in trait discovery and molecular breeding through application of cutting-edge technologies in the development of molecular markers; quantitative trait loci association studies; mapping or cloning and characterization of candidate genes. You will use these skills in designing and improving grain-, sugar- or lignocellulose-based feedstocks for bioprocessing in the production of liquid transportation biofuels and\or other value-added alternative energy products.

The successful candidate will:

• Evaluate, develop, and implement new genotyping platforms and solutions to establish a high-throughput genotyping laboratory and create high density genetic maps for association and QTL studies.
• Design and implement molecular breeding experiments in collaboration with breeders to screen germplasm and perform marker assistant breeding.
• Perform molecular genetic analyses linking genetic markers to agronomic, bioenergy and other relevant traits for trait-based crop improvement in crops of interest.
• Apply comparative genomics analysis in the identification and utilization of relevant genes and pathways.
• Provide molecular biology expertise to and collaborate with transformation team scientists for crop improvement through transgene stacking.

Required Skills/Experience:

• PhD in plant molecular biology or genetics, or a related field of study with 5 years of post graduate experience.
• Demonstrated experience in crop improvement through molecular breeding, QTL mapping and genotyping assays using SNPs and other markers derived from sequencing and gene expression assay platforms.
• Experience with standard molecular biology tools and techniques, including cloning (particularly large DNA constructs), PCR, Southern, gene expression analysis and RTQ-PCR, cytological techniques such as fluorescence microscopy and FISH.
• Ability to work together with other scientists in a multidisciplinary team environment, supervisory experience in a research setting and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Computational biology and bioinformatics experience in annotation and analysis of genome sequences and comparative genomics.
• Knowledge and experience with utilization of publicly available genomic resources for understanding the genes and pathways underlying the molecular mechanisms of phenotypic expression of relevant traits.

Preference will be given to candidates with substantial experience in crop improvement in cereals or bioenergy crops.

Chromatin, Inc. (http://chromatininc.com/) is seeking highly motivated and results-oriented scientists at the rank of Research Scientist or Project Manager to advance the Company's molecular biology and trait discovery program and application of Chromatin’s Minichromosome Technology in developing the next generation of transgenic crops. Positions are located in Chicago, IL.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work in a team environment and interact with experts in plant breeding, molecular biology, and transformation with a mission of applying the proprietary minichromosome technology to gene stacking in various crops. The candidates must have a broad background and understanding of plant biology with demonstrated excellence in various laboratory techniques in molecular biology, cell biology and / or genetics. A preference will be given to candidates with strong research record and supervisory experience in plant biology.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead and manage personnel and projects in research and product development (Project Manager).
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for efficient and effective processing of samples to meet project goals.
• Identify, develop and implement appropriate molecular techniques to advance the technology platform.
• Provide molecular and computational biology expertise in collaboration with the transformation group for crop improvement through gene stacking.
• Use comparative genomics for identification and utilization of relevant genes and pathways for gene stacking applications in crops of interest.

Required Skills/Experience:

• PhD in plant molecular biology or genetics with two to five years, or M.S. with more than five years of relevant laboratory experience.
• Extensive experience with standard molecular biology tools and techniques, including cloning (particularly large DNA constructs), DNA/RNA extraction, PCR-based techniques (including qPCR), Southerns, gene expression analysis, cytological techniques such as fluorescence microscopy and FISH.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidates applying for the Project Manager position should have 2 years of demonstrated experience in managing a laboratory facility and supervisory responsibility in a laboratory setting.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Molecular biology work experience in industry
• Research experience in molecular assays based on (next generation) sequencing and gene expression assay platforms.
• Computational analysis of gene/genome sequences or gene expression data.
• Knowledge and experience in utilization of publicly available genomic resources.

Preference will be given to candidates with substantial experience in crop improvement in cereals or bioenergy crops.

Submit a CV and cover letter that references the job for which you are applying in the subject line to: careers@chromatininc.com