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Gator Bio

Senior Scientist

Gator Bio, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306

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Gator Bio is a venture backed biotech company located in Palo Alto, CA. We are creating innovative technologies to solve difficult problems facing today’s healthcare industries. We develop, manufacture and market instruments, biosensors, reagents, and consumables used by life science research for biotherapeutic characterization, drug discovery, pharmaceutical and vaccine development. Our mission is to simplify and accelerate biological analysis for biotherapeutic research and development.

We are hiring a full-time Senior Scientist to be based in Palo Alto. This scientist will be responsible for discovering new applications for existing products and developing immunoassay products based on both solid phase and liquid phase chemistry. This position will be involved in product development from feasibility to launch.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Responsible for exploring new bioconjugation, polymer, surface chemistry and reagent strategies to support BLI and immunoassays optimization and new development.

Responsible for developing new applications on the existing biosensors.

Assisting customers on complicated troubleshooting cases in collaboration with Manufacturing, R&D, Customer Success, and Sales.

Creating new ideas for product development.

Expert in Virus safety.

Managing the BSL2 lab facility.

Responsible for sample work-up.

Understanding the QC and Manufacturing transfer process for new product development.

Knowledge of QCM documentation for the Product Development life cycle.

Qualifications

M.S. degree in life science (bioengineering /biochemistry/ biology/molecular biology/chemistry) required. Ph.D. is preferred. Post‑doctoral experience is a plus

Hands‑on experience in biochemistry, analytical or molecular biology laboratory is required; Able to work independently with minimum supervision

Working knowledge of optical system, biomaterial, surface chemistry, immunoassay (e.g., ELISA), antibody engineering, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) or Biolayer Interferometry (BLI) is desirable

A commitment to delivering the highest quality work, with a strong track record of scientific accomplishments including publications, presentations, and industry experience

Strong communication skills and experience in giving scientific presentations

Strong leadership skills

Position Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Ability to lift, push, pull, carry, and/or move 20 lbs

This role will require long periods of standing and sitting

The employee will be required to use hands for computer work and pipetting

Required biosafety training upon hiring

Must pass a health screening

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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