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Senior Scientist- BioResearch

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Senior Scientist- BioResearch

San Carlos, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Driven by the passion for elevating the science and utility of genetic testing, our client is committed to helping families identify and manage genetic diseases. Our client is a rapidly-growing diagnostics company with proprietary bioinformatics and molecular technology for analyzing DNA. Their complex technology has been proven clinically and commercially in the prenatal testing space and they are actively researching its applications in the liquid biopsy space for developing products with oncology applications.

    The team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

    POSITION SUMMARY:

    Initiates, directs and executes pre-clinical scientific research and/or product development. Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions, products and problem solving. Plans and executes laboratory research. Maintains broad knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.

    PRIMARY DUTIES:
    • Contributes very substantially and intellectually to research or development?
    • Leads projects to create and develop novel nucleic acid based diagnostic tests; including planning, feasibility testing, protocol development, optimization, verification, validation, and launch?
    • Responsible for projects and associated timelines and deliverables?
    • Thoroughly comprehends the objectives and vision of the work?
    • Independently develops plans, generates and advances new ideas?
    • Independently designs and executes moderate to high complexity experiments?
    • Coordinates the execution and analysis of effective experiments with statistics and bioinformatics teams
    • ?Performs basic data analysis (e.g. R, JMP, Excel)
    • ?May manage Research Associates?
    • Documents research progress under a Quality Management System
    • ?Interacts with on-site CLIA lab, Sequencing and Process Development groups?
    • Works with partners and outside collaborations?
    • Communicates progress directly with colleagues and senior management?
    • This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and has access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job?
    • Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and?Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.
    • ?Must maintain a current status on training requirements.?


    EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
    • Ph.D. in molecular biology or closely related field, or equivalent experience • Minimum of 5 - 8 years of industry experience
    • Track record of originating, developing and productizing novel nucleic acid techniques and tests
    • ?Proven success in managing collaborative and individual projects, previous experience managing research associates a plus?
    • Able to provide basic level of leadership to Scientists and junior staff?
    • Demonstrated success in applying independent scientific judgment in experimental design and analysis?
    • Experience with nucleic acid technologies relating to PCR, qPCR, multiplex PCR, digital PCR, NGS and microarrays?
    • Experience with next generation sequencing, target enrichment experience is a plus?
    • Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills?
    • Adept with Excel and basic statistical analysis?• Bioinformatic capabilities, programming (e.g. PERL, python) and databases experience (SQL) are a plus
    • Skilled at writing clear plans, reports and SOPs?
    • Experience with Design Control and in a regulated environment a plus