Guardant Health · 3 hours ago
Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist (THU-SUN 1pm-11:30pm 20% shift diff)
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expGuardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. As a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist, you are responsible for performing high complexity laboratory testing on patient specimens, ensuring compliance with laboratory requirements, and participating in quality control and assurance activities.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Accurately perform molecular testing, using a variety of molecular biological techniques including next generation sequencing
Conduct daily quantitation and qualification assessment of molecular data generated during testing
Carry out QC/QA activities as part of the Quality program and commitment to patient safety
Participate in a variety of other essential laboratory activities, including reagent qualification, inventory management, procedure writing, inspection preparation, assay validation and investigation
Perform and document routine preventive maintenance and independently identify and troubleshoot highly complex problems that adversely affect test performance
Identify root cause and document all corrective actions taken when test systems
Participate in introduction of assay improvements, new assay configurations and validation
At times, this position may fill the role of the general supervisor if the general supervisor is off-site
Qualification
Required
Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Clinical Genetic and Molecular Biology Scientist (CGMBS) license
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Laboratory Science, Clinical Science or related field
Four years of experience in a CLIA certified laboratory
Working knowledge of local, state, and federal laboratory regulations
Experience in molecular testing, nucleic acid extraction, PCR, and sequencing (next generation sequencing)
Working knowledge of laboratory functions (laboratory regulations, LIMS, Quality, etc.)
Company
Guardant Health
Guardant Health is a precision oncology company that uses blood tests, data sets, and analytics to provide treatment to cancer patients.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.53BKey Investors
Baillie GiffordSoftBank Vision FundOrbiMed
2025-11-05Post Ipo Equity· $284.4M
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $350M
2023-12-21Post Ipo Equity· $90.7M
Leadership Team
AmirAli Talasaz
Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2026-01-23
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