Job Description:

To enable Client to lead the disruption of cancer treatments through non-invasive cancer screening, the Technology Development Team is seeking a highly motivated Scientist II to help develop and optimize Client assays and NGS technologies for oncology diagnostics and treatment selection. At Client, we leverage the most advanced technologies and work with leaders in many fields to create the most impactful and meaningful technologies for cancer management.

As a Scientist II in the Technology Development Team, you will work collaboratively with members from the team and interface cross-functionally with bioinformatics, process engineering, system engineering, as well as collaborate with other assay development teams. You will be hands on in the lab to evaluate and optimize new assays related to liquid biopsy sequencing technologies for the detection, treatment, and monitoring of all cancer types. You will play a critical role in the design and implementation of our advanced cancer diagnostics product as well as future product offerings.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assess, optimize, and implement cutting-edge research and technologies in molecular oncology and diagnostics to improve assay performance

Identify areas for improvement in current assays and propose and implement solutions

Collaborate within Technology Development and cross-functionally with bioinformatics as well as other cross-functional teams to facilitate effective execution of product goals

Be highly committed to deliver results in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organization

Document technical evaluations and provide SOPs as needed

Present data, proposals, and progress in various forums

Qualifications

PhD degree in molecular biology, biomedical sciences, or related field with 2 years of industry work or post-doc experience

Experience in research, development and/or optimization of NGS technologies with strong preference for experience with cell-free nucleic acids

Strong data analysis skills with experience with Python or R and the experience in handling large datasets

Detail orientated with demonstrated ability to organize, document and communicate scientific data

Committed team player; enjoys working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to change.

Strong underlying curiosity and drive

Sense of humor is a must