Senior R&D Scientist - Single Cell Technologies (Position title depends on actual qualification and experience)
Universal Sequencing Technology (UST) Corporation (universalsequencing.com), a biotech company headquartered in greater Boston with a branch in San Diego, is looking for an outstanding senior level R&D scientist to join our NGS product development team for single cell application in San Diego. This position is a unique opportunity to work on a cutting edge NGS library technology which enables many previously unachievable applications.
This person will work closely with a team of molecular biologists, bioinformatics scientists, instrument engineers and manufacturing specialists to develop a revolutionary single cell sequencing technology. He/she will play a key role in the development and validation of the technology as well as the commercial launch of products. He/she will also interact with external collaborators and early access customers, and provide technical support.
The ideal candidate should have extensive cellular and molecular biology experience. He/she must have direct experience on cellular assay development and RNA manipulation; strong project management skills; ability to take initiative; effective verbal and written communication skills; and be an excellent team player. RNA-Seq, NGS library preparation, and sequencing data analysis skill under both Linux and Windows environment are desired; Molecular biology reagent kit development experience is a plus.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead NGS based single cell sequencing assay and reagent kit development
- Establish product quality control assays for in-process & final product test and deliver well-characterized & robust processes to manufacture
- Design and execute experiments, and analyze data independently
- Support current product improvement and commercialization
- Interact with collaborators and customers to promote UST technology and product
Qualifications:- Ph.D. in molecular biology, cellular biology, biochemistry or related fields (M.Sc. with exceptional experience will be considered)
- Minimum 3-years of cellular assay development and gene expression profiling experience
- Single cell sequencing library preparation, immune repertoire sequencing or early tumor detection experience is a plus
- Product development experience is preferred