Scientist II- Assay Development
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 110340 - 151740
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012 Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care including screening to find cancer early monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information visitand follow the company onLinkedInX (Twitter)andFacebook.
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As a Scientist II in the Technology Development Team you will work collaboratively with team members and interface cross-functionally with bioinformatics process engineering system engineering and other assay development teams. You will be hands-on in the lab to evaluate and optimize new assays related to liquid biopsy sequencing technologies for detecting treating and monitoring all cancer types. You will play a critical role in the design and implementation of our advanced cancer diagnostics product as well as future product offerings.
In the Assay Development team you will collaborate cross-functionally with members from research bioinformatics process engineering operations and software. You will lead and analyze studies to further the development of automated molecular assays for the early detection treatment and monitoring of all cancer types.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Assess optimize and implement cutting-edge research and technologies in molecular oncology and diagnostics to improve assay performance
Identify areas for improvement in current assays and propose and implement solutions
Collaborate within Technology Development and cross-functionally with bioinformatics as well as other cross-functional teams to facilitate effective execution of product goals
Be highly committed to deliver results in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organization Document technical evaluations and provide SOPs as needed
Present data proposals and progress in various forums
Qualifications:
PhD degree in molecular biology biomedical sciences or related field with 2 years of industry work
Experience in research development and/or optimization of NGS technologies with strong preference for experience with cell-free nucleic acids
Strong data analysis skills with experience with Python R or JMP and the experience in handling large datasets
Detail orientated with demonstrated ability to organize document and communicate scientific data
Committed team player; enjoys working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to change demonstrating flexibility and the ability to learn and apply new technologies
Strong underlying curiosity and drive
Sense of humor is a must
Hybrid Work Model: This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.
Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office 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 to sit for extended periods of time.
Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities long-term conditions mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support please reach out to
A background screening including criminal history is required for this role. GH will consider qualified applicants with criminal arrest or conviction histories in a manner consistent with applicable law including but not limited to the LA County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
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.
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Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient cl ... View more
