Scientist, Research Scientist, Clinical Research

Overview

Are you motivated to participate in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment? Do you want to join a company that invests in its employees? Are you seeking a position where you can use your skills while continuing to be challenged and learn? Then we encourage you to dive deeper into this opportunity.

We believe in career development and empowering our employees. Not only do we provide career coaches internally, but we offer many training opportunities to expand your knowledge base! We have highly competitive benefits with a variety HMO and PPO options. We have company 401k match along with an Employee Stock Purchase Program. We have tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and even start employees off with 16 days of paid time off plus holidays.

We offer wellness courses and have highly engaged employee resource groups. Come join the Neo team and be part of our amazing World Class Culture!

Neo Genomics is looking for a Molecular Scientist who wants to learn to continue to learn in order to allow our company to grow. This is an onsite position with a Monday – Friday, day shift in Houston, TX.

Now that you know what we"re looking for in talent, let us tell you why you"d want to work at Neo Genomics:

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.

As a Molecular Scientist you will be 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. You will also provide accurate and pertinent scientific data according to agreed methods, procedures, and techniques within the established project schedules.

• New Assay Development:
  Conceive, design, develop, validate and execute novel molecular assays, including PCR (qPCR, ddPCR, real-time PCR), Sanger, NGS, and other advanced molecular techniques
• Drive innovation in assay sensitivity, specificity, and robustness to meet scientific, clinical and regulatory standards
• Work closely with Bioinformatics to analyze and interpret complex sequencing datasets and analysis pipelines
• Experimental Planning & Execution:
  Design and conduct experiments to validate molecular tests for clinical trials or diagnostic needs
• Analyze data rigorously, troubleshoot technical challenges, and refine protocols to ensure accuracy and reproducibility
• Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Work closely with cross-functional teams (R&D, clinical, regulatory, quality) teams to translate scientific discoveries into scalable diagnostic solutions
• Evaluate and integrate emerging sequencing platforms and technologies (e.g., Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, Pac Bio, Element Biosciences)

• B.S or Masters in a life, physical or computer science with related experience. Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Bioengineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• Extensive hands-on experience with assay design, development and validations for broad range of molecular assays
• Strong experience in data qc, data review and data analysis
• Basic understanding of laboratory or analytical techniques.
• Detail orientated with ability to capture and record complex scientific data accurately and reliably.
• Good written and verbal presentation skills and the ability to use software tools to produce high impact presentations of data.
• Ability to problem solve and escalate problems appropriately in a timely manner.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment and maintain production and quality standards.