Senior Scientist

Senior Scientist, Simoa Technology

Billerica, MA

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.

We are seeking a talented and highly motivated Senior Scientist to join our Technology group. In this role, the Senior Scientist will work within the Technology group and with cross-functional teams, as well as third-party partners and collaborators, to develop technologies that will form the basis of our next generation of Simoa biomarker measurement systems. This role will involve the development and characterization of new Simoa assay and hardware capabilities during feasibility work.

This person will provide a link between the Technology team and the development teams, including engineering and assay teams, to transfer new technologies from feasibility into full development. The Senior Scientist will be expected to communicate their work through presentations at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications.

• Feasibility research to enable new Simoa technologies
• Evaluation of assay performance of new Simoa technologies
• Collaboration with engineers and scientists in the Technology group on hardware development and image analysis
• Interacting with engineering and assay development groups to transfer new Simoa technologies from feasibility to full development

• PhD in biological or physical sciences.
• Strong background in technology development pertaining to novel assay and system development.
• Strong background in experimental design and communication of scientific results.

• More than 3 years of experience in biomedical research or the biotech/life sciences industry.
• Industrial experience in assay and instrumentation development.
• Proven track record of developing technologies at the interface of assays and instrumentation.
• Ability to develop a deep understanding of technological impact on assay data, including image analysis and instrumentation process steps.
• Experience with protein and surface conjugation methods.
• Excellent quantitative analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize complex data sets and prepare summative reports.
• Proven ability to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Experience in the development and testing of complex biomedical products and a strong track record of publication.

• Workplace location:
  Billerica, MA.
• Travel:
  As required by business needs.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, third-party partners, and collaborators.
• Demonstrated capability to design, execute, troubleshoot, and interpret complex experiments that advance novel assay, reagent, imaging, and instrumentation workflows.
• Strong technical judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes, evaluate tradeoffs, and recommend practical solutions in feasibility and early development settings.
• Ability to translate scientific concepts and feasibility data into clear technical requirements, development plans, and decision-ready recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to present complex scientific and technical information to internal teams, external collaborators, and scientific audiences.
• Continuous improvement and growth mindset, with a…