Associate Scientist, R&D

POSITION DURATION: 

This is a six-month contract role located in San Carlos with the potential to extend or convert to full-time based on performance and business needs.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Join our dynamic and fast-paced assay development team as an Associate Scientist supporting the Organ Health business unit. In this predominantly laboratory-based role, you will be crucial to the project, conducting vital assay development and validation activities. You will engage deeply in the scientific process, conduct meticulous experiments, and collaborate closely with a cross-functional team of senior scientists, Lab operation, automation engineers, biostatisticians, and lab directors to advance cutting-edge technologies. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the planning, design, execution, and reporting of assay development and validation studies under the design control quality system
• Prepare and characterize contrived clinical samples at the whole blood, plasma, or cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels
• Write clear and comprehensive study plans, execution protocols, research reports, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Process laboratory specimens with meticulous attention