Allen Spolden
Job Description
A candidate with experience in developing products and assays for NGS applications will become a key contributor to develop products for the Forensic Genomics community. Candidates with a proven track record developing assays and reagents from concept to commercialization will be considered. As a successful candidate, you will work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment including bioinformatic scientists and software engineers. The successful candidate will love doing good science in the laboratory with a great group of scientists as well as analyzing a lot of data with a strong focus on the customer experience.
Key responsibilities include:
Position Requirements
A candidate with experience in developing products and assays for NGS applications will become a key contributor to develop products for the Forensic Genomics community. Candidates with a proven track record developing assays and reagents from concept to commercialization will be considered. As a successful candidate, you will work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment including bioinformatic scientists and software engineers. The successful candidate will love doing good science in the laboratory with a great group of scientists as well as analyzing a lot of data with a strong focus on the customer experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Senior member of the team directing, mentoring, and contributing to experimental design and execution of experiments, and data analysis of current development projects.
- Analysis of complex datasets with the support of bioinformatic scientists.
- Contribute to the overall success of projects; anticipate problems to minimize issues and work to resolve any issues to minimize impact on success of project.
- Mentor, direct and assist junior scientific staff setting an example for good scientific practices.
- Plan, conduct, analyze, interpret, and report recommendations based on tested experimental results.
- Write experimental reports, summaries and protocols for supervisors, project needs, and other teams as appropriate
- Lead assay teams on a projects, contribute to core teams, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver the best-in-class reagents and software.
- Presentations at scientific conferences.
- Assist the Senior Director with strategy, risk management, documentation, and processes, day to day management of the laboratory.
Position Requirements
- PhD degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related field with 5+ years industry experience in developing NGS based assays from concept to commercialization. Master's with 15 years of industry experience in developing products from concept to commercialization will be considered.
- Experience with reagent formulation and assay workflow design and optimization required.
- Experience in NGS applications required.
- Knowledge of DOE, Critical Parameter Management, or Statistical methods highly desirable
- Solid skills in document writing; development of reports, plans, work instructions, technology transfer from R&D to manufacturing required.
- Comfortable in a role of technical leader for a project, willingness to direct and manage team members as well as function as an individual contributor to the team
- Willing to analyze results from both the perspective of product development and requirements for robust products and the perspective of the customer in terms of the application of the products
- Ability to perform independent research of publications and patents for input into project and assay design
- Ability to handle hazardous and biohazardous materials including human blood products
- Detail-oriented, organized, ability to implement protocols and keep good notes in a lab notebook
- Analytical, detail oriented, organized, efficient, problem solver
- Must have a desire to be part of a fast-paced and dynamic development environment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verb
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance