Molecular Scientist II

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We offer wellness courses and have highly engaged employee resource groups.

Neo Genomics is looking for a Scientist II who wants to continue to learn in order to allow our company to grow.

As an employer, we promise to provide you with a purpose-driven mission in which you have the opportunity to save lives by improving patient care through the exceptional work you perform. Together, we will become the world's leading cancer reference laboratory.

The Scientist works under general supervision and is responsible for conducting scientific experiments/processes leading to the successful completion of client projects and company projects including the development of high value, proprietary research or diagnostic products, new methods and technology development. This role includes contributing to the establishment and maintenance of scalable molecular testing frameworks (including Sanger Sequencing) suitable for a Pharma Quality environment, ensuring documentation completeness, training readiness, and operational sustainability.

The Scientist provides accurate and pertinent scientific data according to agreed methods, procedures, and techniques within the established project schedules. The Scientist performs either a greater number or more varied amount of complex or difficult tasks and assignments than the work performed by an Associate Scientist. The Scientist may also serve as the Project Manager for assigned projects or R&D initiatives, supervise project deliverables, manage the sample and data collection process, data monitoring, and all associated project manager tasks.

The Scientist II is expected to contribute to the design, development, optimization, transfer, validation, and lifecycle management of molecular and biomarker assays supporting oncology clinical trials and translational research programs. This includes sequencing-based technologies (Sanger Sequencing and Next Generation Sequencing), PCR-based methodologies (qPCR, RT-PCR, ddPCR), and immunoassay platforms. The Scientist coordinates with Operations, Quality, Bioinformatics, Pathology, and Commercial teams to ensure assays are scientifically sound, operationally scalable, and aligned with current and emerging oncology market needs.

This role may include the disciplines of biology, bioinformatics, engineering, software development, and other technical disciplines. This is the intermediate level in the Scientist job category. Employees in this position perform a full range of procedures for assay and technology development including Molecular, IHC, Flow Cytometry, Multi Omyx, FISH, and Cytogenetics.

• Under general supervision designs and executes applications within the modality areas
• Designs, develops, optimizes, and troubleshoots molecular assays including Sanger Sequencing, NGS, PCR-based assays, and immunoassays
• Authors development protocols, validation protocols, verification plans, validation reports, technical summaries, and risk assessments
• Develops and executes studies supporting analytical sensitivity, specificity, precision, reproducibility, robustness, and reportable range determination
• Maintains current knowledge of oncology biomarkers, companion diagnostics, MRD, liquid biopsy technologies, genomic profiling, and precision medicine trends
• Consistently and independently performs the more complex level of procedures and projects
• Provides technical guidance, mentors and supports laboratory technologists and associates in performing project experiments
• May represent the department on assigned project matters in a diverse range of settings, including with other departments, clients, audits, vendors, conferences
• Performs the literature review, assists with technical design of new project/product developments
• Supports project design, feasibility studies, execution of projects/daily operations, and release of results
• Analyzes and presents data to management team
• Provides support to research collaborations, clinical trials and other department projects
• Prepares high quality technical reports (including validation, verification, final project) and documentation including posters/papers, client presentations and technical content for marketing materials
• Supports the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of Sanger Sequencing workflows and other molecular techniques to ensure scalability, robustness, and alignment with Pharma Quality expectations
• Authors and maintains comprehensive documentation frameworks, including SOPs, work instructions,…