R&D Scientist

Ph.D. or M.S. degree (MS with 2-3 years of experience) in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, clinical diagnostics or a related life science field.
Experience in industrial/commercial settings is a plus.
Basic knowledge of document-controlled development processes is required.
Experience with NGS data analysis and NGS Technology in general is a plus.

Planning, execution and analysis of experiments to prove feasibility of new ideas and concepts.
Generating feasibility data reports and presenting data in meetings.
Writing protocols, executing experiments and perform data analysis.
Presentation of results and conclusions in Reports and during Gate Review Meetings.
Interaction with engineering and manufacturing Teams for prototype testing and assistance in product development and design verification activities.
Migration of manually performed workflows to semi- and fully automated processes including the Company’s Adaptive Focused Acoustics (AFA) instrumentation.
Ability to understand and to follow ISO13845 Operating Standards in all day-to-day activities.

Be a self-starter, needing minimal daily supervision.
Be able to work towards given goals and deadlines.
Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Have product development experience in a competitive environment.
Demonstrate solid analysis skills including Excel spreadsheet-based analysis and documentation, basic statistical knowledge.
Have experience in basic molecular biology techniques (PCR, electrophoresis, nucleic acid or protein isolation and purification).
Be knowledgeable about sterile cell cultures techniques.
Possess a strong team spirit and willingness to work in an interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers.
Be flexible to perform, in addition to essential responsibilities listed above, other non-essential functions on an as-needed basis.
Be able to handle and process clinical specimens, such as whole blood, plasma, FFPE and fresh/frozen tissue, microbial cultures.