Staff Research Associate, IVD (Verification/Validation)

Staff Research Associate, IVD (Verification/Validation)

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Job Description

To enable Guardant Health to lead the disruption of cancer treatments through non-invasive cancer screening, the Technology Development Team is seeking a highly motivated Senior or Staff Research Associate to help develop, test, and improve existing and new technologies for rare variant studies with next-generation sequencing. At Guardant, we leverage the most advanced technologies and work with leaders in many different fields to create the most impactful and meaningful technologies for cancer management.

As a Senior Research Associate supporting product and technology development, you will work with members within the team and interface with multiple teams including process engineering, clinical operations, bioinformatics, quality control and regulatory affairs. You will be hands on in the lab and be involved in the design, implementation and validation of new technologies related to liquid biopsy sequencing assays for the detection, treatment, and monitoring of all cancer types.

• Involved in operation of liquid handlers and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) instruments
• Sample preparation for assays in medium to high throughput environment for NGS
• Log and track samples (Development and Validation) throughout the NGS workflow
• Maintain appropriate inventory of lab supplies
• Analyze data and troubleshoot issues within the tech dev team and among other teams
• Collaborate with all functions within project teams
• Engage in early design of products and perform experiments both independently and under the supervision of Senior team members.
• Be able to present updates, write reports and SOPs, and contribute to technical discussions
• Support the writing of protocols and reports for FDA submissions

Qualifications

• Experience with handling biological samples (i.e. tissue, blood and other biofluids)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience in documentation
• Experience with NGS assays or nucleic acid-based assays
• Hands-on with process automation for nucleic acid extraction and sample preparation
• Experience working in a regulated product environment

BS with 6+years of industry experience, or MS with 4+years of industry experience, in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry or related field.

Additional Information

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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