Development Scientist I/II, Nucleic Acid Purification

New England Biolabs • Ipswich, MA

22h

About The Position

New England Biolabs is seeking a Development Scientist I/II to join its Nucleic Acid Purification Team within the Applications and Product Development Department. The scientist will contribute to the development of nucleic acid purification products, reagents, and application-focused workflows, particularly high-throughput and automation-compatible approaches. The work supports strategic product development programs for applications in clinical diagnostics, biopharma, synthetic biology, and other life science fields. The role calls for a collaborative, curious, and creative scientist who can develop protocols and workflows, learn across disciplines, troubleshoot thoughtfully, and work independently when appropriate. The title level will be determined based on candidate experience.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Biology, Bioengineering, or a related field, with 2–4 years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of the role of nucleic acid purification in life science workflows, including genomics, transcriptomics, cloning, synthetic biology, and biomanufacturing.
• Strong experimental design, quantitative reasoning, troubleshooting, data analysis, and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with nucleic acid characterization methods such as absorbance, fluorescence-based assays, electrophoresis, fragment analysis, qPCR, sequencing-readiness assessments, or related techniques.
• Ability to work collaboratively, learn from colleagues, seek help appropriately, accept feedback, and contribute constructively to cross-functional discussions.
• Ability to work independently when needed, manage multiple priorities, recognize when to escalate issues, and move work forward with limited guidance.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, sound judgment, scientific integrity, and a customer-focused mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing or supporting nucleic acid purification workflows in clinical diagnostics, regulated product development, or biopharma environments.
• Experience automating nucleic acid purification workflows on commonly used liquid-handling or magnetic-particle processing platforms.
• Experience scaling nucleic acid extraction workflows for high-throughput formats, including optimization of reagent volumes and sample-to-sample reproducibility.
• Familiarity with technical and documentation expectations in regulated or quality-sensitive environments.
• Experience translating customer, collaborator, or technical-support feedback into product requirements, workflow improvements, or application data.
• Submission of a cover letter is highly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Develop and characterize nucleic acid purification products, reagents, and application-focused workflows for basic research and applied markets.
• Design, execute, analyze, and troubleshoot experiments for new product development, optimization, and launch.
• Use experience with automated liquid handling, magnetic bead-based workflows, and scaled nucleic acid extraction to support high-throughput development programs.
• Design experiments to evaluate workflow performance across sample types, input amounts, formats, and automation platforms, and apply findings to robust product and workflow development.
• Collaborate with scientific and commercial teams to ensure products and workflows address customer needs and business priorities.
• Monitor advances in nucleic acid purification, automation, synthetic biology, and applied fields, and translate relevant innovations into experimental strategies.
• Prepare clear presentations and content for internal and external audiences.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary profit-sharing bonus.
• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), eligible after two full years of service.
• Exceptional benefits package at a nominal cost to the employee, including a 10% 401(k) match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree