Scientist I

Veracyte • Remote (South San Francisco, CA, US) • $120k - $151k / year • 3m ago

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it's about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.

Our Values:

We Seek A Better Way: We innovate boldly, learn from our setbacks, and are resilient in our pursuit to transform cancer care
We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, commit to quality, and bring fun to our hard work
We Are Stronger Together: We collaborate openly, seek to understand, and celebrate our wins
We Care Deeply: We embrace our differences, do the right thing, and encourage each other

The Position:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Assay Development group for the position of Scientist I. The position is a mainly laboratory-based individual contributor position within the Product Development team focused on assay development for high-throughput operation, contributing to Veracyte's novel diagnostic products. This position will significantly contribute to study design and documentation, execute bench studies while working to strict design control requirements.

Responsibilities:

Develop fully interpretable and actionable experimental designs.
Develop SOPs, experimental protocols, and prepare reports that become part of the Design History File and meet FDA level requirements.
Transfer developed assay from R&D to production
Contribute collaboratively on the laboratory troubleshooting needs within and outside of R&D.
Hands-on knowledge of the basic biological principles governing molecular biology, genetics, and biochemistry underlying laboratory assays and clinically relevant information.
Fluency with clinical sample preparation, assay and quality control under high-throughput production conditions at the highest standards of traceability and referential integrity.
Interact seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams such as automation, laboratory infrastructure (e.g. LIMS), clinical, bioinformatics / data analysis, regulatory and marketing groups.

Who You Are:

Molecular biology bench experience is essential. Must have a willingness to participate directly in routine laboratory activities independently and in cooperation/coordination with others. Must be able to support the design, monitoring, completion, troubleshooting of laboratory project tasks.
Hands-on knowledge of biochemistry underlying multi-component molecular biology methods at the sample preparation and assay level.
A track record of successfully troubleshooting and optimizing molecular biology techniques.
Experience with various high-throughput molecular biology platforms including next-generation sequencing, microarrays or other hybridization-based detection systems, and qPCR.
A strong sense of urgency. Be goal-oriented and timeline-driven to support company objectives. Must demonstrate an ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment and acknowledge that product timeliness is essential to commercial success.
Goal-oriented and timeline-driven in support of company objectives. Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment and acknowledge that product timeliness is essential to commercial success.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Ability to work independently, exercise good judgment
Excellent teamwork, collaboration and interpersonal skills
Excellent problem-solving skills; demonstrated strength intact and diplomacy working with external and internal collaborators
Flexibility and open-mindedness in the face of shifting resources & priorities
Willingness to speak up for their interpretations of data or strategy, to ask questions, or to advocate.
Experience and comfort working effectively within both a direct and dotted-line management structure.

Requirements:

Education: PhD. in biology, molecular biology, genetics or a related field. Domain expertise in cancer is desirable.
A minimum of 3 years of biotech industry experience, and/or postdoctoral experience. Relevant industry experience under Design Control and associated Quality Systems in regulated product development (LDT / diagnostics, PMA or 510(k) device, CE-mark, IVD) strongly preferred.
Strong background in molecular genomic technologies (both RNA and DNA), including experience in next-generation sequencing, microarray or other high-throughput platforms.
Genomic data analysis and interpretation/visualization skills.

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What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).

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