About Us

Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), an Iowa-based biotechnology company, is the largest supplier of custom nucleic acids in the U.S., serving the areas of academic research, biotechnology, clinical diagnostics, and pharmaceutical development. IDT’s primary business is the manufacturing of custom DNA and RNA oligonucleotides (oligos) for research applications. Founded in 1987 by Joseph Walder, M.D., Ph.D., IDT has achieved annual double-digit growth over the past 10 years. Dr. Walder, currently adjunct professor of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa, School of Medicine and IDT’s President and CEO, founded the company through a partnership with Baxter Healthcare Corporation at the University of Iowa Technology Innovation Center business incubator. Today, the company he started has grown from a start-up with 10 synthesizing machines to one with more than 500, serving customers all around the globe as they test for genetic diseases, discover new drugs and develop new treatment models tailored to the specific needs of individual patients.

Responsibilites:

Integrated DNA Technologies is currently hiring a full time Web Developer in the Web Development group. Responsibilities include: Architect & produce the most functional, attractive, and useful web systems in the biotechnology field; Produce functional, robust, cross-platform, cross-browser web pages using a combination of ASP, Dynamic HTML, & other bleeding-edge technologies; Work cooperatively with other programmers & designers; Test code, track, & fix bugs as needed; Provide documentation and/or commented code to make it possible for others to understand how the code works; Work with the development group & the acting DBA for decisions regarding database access tools & techniques.

Qualifications include:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Applicants should also have at least three years experience with web based programming languages. Visual Studio, .NET, HTML, XML, & ASP.Net are preferred, but JSP, PHP, & Java are acceptable. Should have experience with current relational database products such as MS-SQL server 7 or 2000 is preferred, but Oracle, DB2, or Sybase is acceptable. Must be able to interact in a professional manner with customers, employees, & all levels of management.

How to apply

Apply online at www.idtdna.com, under the Employment Opportunities link, or forward your resume and cover letter to: H. Skow, Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc., 1710 Commercial Park, Coralville, IA