Consultant - Technical Excellence & Scientific Operations
Listed on 2026-08-10
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Research/Development
Biotech Research, Research Scientist
Consultant
- Technical Excellence & Scientific Operations
Quanterix is a global leader in ultra-sensitive biomarker detection, enabling breakthroughs in disease research, diagnostics, and drug development. Its vision is to lead the next era of precision biomarker science to power earlier detection, better decisions, and improved human health. Its mission is to make biology measurable at its most fundamental level, delivering earlier insight when it matters most. Across discovery to clinical applications, Quanterix empowers scientists and healthcare providers to improve patients' lives through detection and understanding of disease.
Its proprietary Simoa® technology delivers industry-leading sensitivity, allowing researchers to detect and quantify biomarkers in blood and other fluids at concentrations far below traditional limits. With more than 3,400 peer-reviewed publications, Quanterix has been a trusted partner to the scientific community for nearly two decades. In 2025, Quanterix acquired Akoya Biosciences, The Spatial Biology Company®, adding multiplexed tissue imaging with single-cell resolution to its portfolio.
Together, the combined company offers a uniquely integrated platform that connects biology across blood and tissue—advancing precision medicine from discovery to diagnostics.
Summary:
Quanterix is seeking an accomplished scientific expert to serve as Consultant
- Technical Excellence & Scientific Operations within Accelerator Laboratory Services. This role provides technical leadership across custom assay development and clinical testing operations, ensuring scientific rigor, operational excellence, and regulatory readiness throughout the biomarker development lifecycle. Reporting to the Vice President of Laboratory Services, the Consultant will serve as a technical authority on the Simoa platform, partnering closely with Custom Assay Development, Laboratory Operations, Project Management, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial teams.
The Consultant will mentor scientists and program leaders, remove technical roadblocks, establish technical standards and best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase laboratory capacity, improve assay robustness, and accelerate customer program delivery. The Consultant will also provide technical oversight of analytical validation activities supporting laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) and FDA submissions, including review of validation strategies, analytical data, validation reports, and technical documentation supporting regulatory submissions.
This position is designed for a highly experienced Simoa expert who enjoys solving complex scientific challenges, mentoring technical teams, and translating scientific expertise into scalable operational excellence.
Technical Excellence & Scientific Leadership
- Serve as a senior technical authority for SIMOA-based biomarker assay development across research, translational, clinical trial, and diagnostic programs.
- Provide technical leadership and scientific guidance to Custom Assay Development teams, accelerating program execution through effective troubleshooting and mentorship.
- Review experimental strategies, analytical data, and assay performance to ensure scientific rigor, robustness, and reproducibility.
- Partner with scientists and program leaders to resolve complex technical challenges and remove barriers impacting project timelines.
- Establish technical standards, best practices, and scientific governance that improve consistency across assay development and laboratory testing.
- Mentor scientists and technical leaders, fostering a culture of scientific excellence and continuous learning.
Scientific Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Lead initiatives that improve operational efficiency across sample testing laboratories while maintaining the highest scientific standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives including optimization of calibration strategies, quality control approaches, assay standardization, and laboratory workflows.
- Identify opportunities to increase laboratory capacity, improve throughput, and enhance assay reproducibility through technical…
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