What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist, SDO Laboratory position at Nabsys?
Nabsys is advancing genomics with a clear focus on accessibility and innovation through its proprietary electronic genome mapping (EGM) technology. Implemented on the OhmX Platform™, EGM integrates precision electronics, nanofluidics, and computational biology to deliver high-resolution insight into genome structure. This approach expands what’s possible in cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and cell and gene therapy research, while providing comprehensive structural variation analysis to laboratories of all sizes. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, visit www.nabsys.com.
Title: Scientist, SDO Laboratory
Nature of Role: This is an unique opportunity to join our SDO Laboratory in La Jolla, CA. Reporting to the Director of the SDO Laboratory, this role supports scientific activities related to the highly impactful customer facing genome mapping service laboratory.
Responsibilities
Pre-sales PoC
- Perform experiments as directed by the SDO Laboratory Manager for presales projects
- Attend presales calls and deliver results to customers as needed
- Prepare proper documentation and data summaries
- Present findings from work performed at SDO Laboratory Support Collaborations at conferences
Support Collaborations
- Test new protocols and products and deliver results
- Generate data and design experiments to accomplish the goals of projects assigned to SDO Laboratory
- Provide feedback on your experience using the EGM platform, including new protocols to Nabsys’ R&D team
Compliance at SDO Lab
- Complete all necessary training required to work at SDO Laboratory
- Provide EGM training to new employees and collaborators assigned to work at the SDO Laboratory
- Escalate compliance issues to the Director of SDO Laboratory
Requirements:
- BS or MS in Molecular Biology, Human Genetics, or a related field and 5 years of hands-on wet lab experience
- Detail-oriented with excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
- Proven ability to design experiments
- Strong time management and organizational abilities
- Experience working in BSL-2 environments is a plus
- Hands-on experience in mammalian cell/tissue culture and human specimen handling, including liquid and solid biology samples
- Expertise in nucleic acid extraction and sequencing library preparation (high molecular weight DNA isolation experience is preferred)
- Familiarity with protein biochemistry and DNA-modifying enzymes
- Knowledge of genomic mapping and sequencing technologies
- Prior product/diagnostic assay development and customer support experience are advantageous
- Customer friendly with a collaborative approach
- Track record of independently driving multi-month scientific experiments to completion
- Full-time, on-site at the SDO Laboratory with occasional trips to Providence, RI, customer sites, and conferences