The opportunity
The Product Development Sr. Research Associate will contribute to the design, execution and participation in experiments/tasks to support oncology product development and verification and validation (V&V) studies under design control, for next generation sequencing (NGS) assays.
What you'll do
With some supervision, design and execute low to moderate complexity: experimental workflows, including cfDNA extraction, library preparation for next-generation sequencing (NGS) using both manual and automated platforms, employing various molecular biology and standard laboratory methods in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions
Assist with the design, plan and execution of experiments to support the: development and V&V of oncology assays
Maintain a detailed and organized electronic laboratory notebooks and: accurate records of lab work using a variety of software including Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, and internal databases
Analyze and interpret experimental data using appropriate statistical and analytical tools
Assist in drafting documentation including study protocols, reports, SOPs and work instructions
Coordinate across multiple internal teams to ensure the timely execution of the studies.
What they're looking for
- Adapt to handle multiple tasks and priorities, and perform other duties as assigned
- Learn the science behind ongoing research projects while actively completing increasingly complex tasks
- Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry or related: field with a minimum of 4 years of laboratory and/or relevant industry experience or MS with 0-2 years of relevant experience.
- Must have hands-on experience with DNA extraction from biological samples,: e.g. blood, plasma, tissue and BLS1, BLS2 experience