Sr. Scientist (NGS Assay Development)

Overview

Senior Scientist (NGS Assay Development)

Primary Job description
Leads projects. Provides technical review, direction, and feedback to others. Conducts advanced research.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Design and conduct routine to complex experimental procedures within the overall scope of a research project and/or diagnostic test development project.
• Displays strong technical knowledge and expertise in molecular biology methods such as DNA/ RNA extractions, PCR, qRT-PCR, and sequencing.
• Experience with NGS and basic bioinformatics tools for NGS analysis is highly preferred.
• Responsible for designing and troubleshooting experiments.
• Providing technical expertise and problem-solving.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Designs and conducts experiments, accomplishes established milestones and summarizes data, interprets results, and draws conclusions.
• Recommends options for future experiments.
• Presents scientific data in internal and external meetings.
• Supervises or coaches lower-level scientists.
• Provides consultation to others on technical issues.
• Conducts meetings with external collaborators and clients.
• Prepares and present scientific reports and posters.
• Able to multitask and maintain several projects at one time.

Lab Safety
Participates in lab safety.

Documentation
Appropriately documents experimental procedures and results according to established guidelines.

Position Accountability / Scope
Contributes to project plan. Responsible for project completion.

Qualifications
Minimum Education

• Masters Degree in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry or genetics
• Ph.D Preferred

Minimum Experience / Training Required
3-5 years of relevant research experience or industrial experience

Job Type
Full-time