Illumina · 1 hour ago
Senior Staff Scientist
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $212K/yr
5+ years expIllumina is a company focused on expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity globally. The Senior Staff Scientist will lead the development and validation of clinical diagnostic products, driving assay development in a CLIA certified laboratory environment.
BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth CareMedical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead assay wet-lab development and validation efforts in CLIA, CAP and ISO13485 compliant environment
Design and execution of experiments to support process development, validation, and ongoing improvements
Ability to apply design of experiment (DOE) methods, and collect requirements, plan activities, and contribute to budget of allocated project scope, and prioritization of activities/assignments to supporting team members
Able to identify risk and provide recommendations for risk mitigation in area of responsibility and at project level
Ability to deeply collaborate with SMEs cross-functionally and help narrow down the scope of the projects
Able to own a large subsystem or workflow with no oversight
Supports Clinical laboratory and product development processes
Analyzes data and write development and validation reports
Be a technical and integration representative for Operations on cross functional initiatives
Works closely with scientific, bioinformatics, engineering, software and commercial teams to develop, validate, and transfer new products into the Clinical laboratory
Supports and troubleshoots existing processes and provides guidance on potential enhancements
Qualification
Required
PhD in Molecular Biology, Genomics, Genetics, or Biochemistry with 5+ years of regulated industry experience (CLIA/CAP/NYSDOH) in clinical assay development and assay validation (IVD, LDT, and/or CDx)
Strong knowledge and hands-on experience using NGS technology (Illumina platform) with emphasis in Oncology and clinical Whole Genome Sequencing applications
Strong statistical background for study design, DOE, data analysis, process monitoring and QC
Communication skills and ability to implement technologies developed from R&D and product development into a CLIA environment
Able to create requirements, plan activities and contribute to risk assessment at the interface of multiple project teams, and prioritize activities/assignments to supporting team members
Ability to set technical goals for product roadmaps
Able to manage vendors and contractors on a technical and tactical business level
Ability to lead technical collaborations and make technical sound decisions
Ability to think innovatively toward solving problems effectively and efficiently
Adept inter-personal skills to contribute to cross functional project teams and work with stakeholders
Experience with project management and good documentation practices
Benefits
Access to genomics sequencing
Family planning
Health/dental/vision
Retirement benefits
Paid time off
Company
Illumina
Illumina is an innovative technology and revolutionary assays aiming the analyze genetic variation and function.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.28BKey Investors
Bank of America
2024-09-06Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2023-01-04Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2000-07-28IPO
Leadership Team
Steven Barnard
Chief Technology Officer, Head of Research & Product Development
Jenny Lei Zheng
SVP & GM of Greater China
Recent News
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