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Senior Scientist (Chemistry / Biochemistry / Molecular Biology)

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Job Description

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know Or all of humanity

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Position Summary

As a Senior Scientist within Illumina's Advanced Science team, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary RnD team to further advance sequencing technology and make it more accessible to everyone. You will play an important role in the research and development of sequencing workflow and consumables with the world-class performance, accessibility, stability and robustness characteristics that our customers require.

You will be responsible for developing cutting edge technologies and related assays by designing and executing experiments, collecting data, performing analysis, drawing conclusions and presenting to key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

  • Engage in cross-functional collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams to develop novel on-surface assays and consumables used across Illumina NGS platforms.
  • Design and perform experiments, communicate results and conclusions to aid in team decision-making.
  • Contribute to ongoing research and development projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Keep detailed lab notebooks, prepare reports, updates, and summaries for managers and team. Write technical reports and prepare presentations for cross functional and cross-site technical teams.
  • Upkeep of lab equipment, laboratory supplies and good housekeeping.
  • Be both a strong individual contributor as well as a collaborative team member within multi-disciplinary teams.

Requirements:

  • PhD. in relevant field such as chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, biochemical engineering.
  • BSc or Msc with 6+ years of industrial experience
  • Proven track record of innovative, collaborative R&D with productive outcomes
  • Proven track record in rational, hypothesis based experimental design, execution, and data analysis.
  • Demonstrated expertise in various molecular biology and analytical techniques eg. quantitative PCR, optical/fluorescence microscopy, electrophoresis, liquid chromatography, activity assays, nucleic acid isolation.
  • Understanding of protein biochemistry, engineering and structure
  • Good communication and presentation skills.
  • Be comfortable working in a collaborative team.
  • A self-starter, positive, and driven with a can do attitude.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Experience with NGS workflows including bioinformatics data processing
  • Experience in bioconjugation, surface chemistry, surface modification.
  • Experience working with international cross site teams.


Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

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Date Posted: 17/12/2024

Job ID: 103372285

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Illumina, Inc. is an American company. Incorporated on April 1, 1998, Illumina develops, manufactures, and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function. The company provides a line of products and services that serves the sequencing, genotyping and gene expression, and proteomics markets. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California.

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