Process Development Scientist

Plasmidsaurus • San Francisco, CA

2d • $170,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Plasmidsaurus is building new sequencing products that can move from promising science to reliable, high-volume production. As a Process Development Scientist, you will own that transition. You will identify bottlenecks, failure modes, and scaling challenges in our sequencing workflows—starting with RNA sequencing—and develop practical solutions that make our products faster, more reliable, and easier to operate at scale. Your work will sit at the intersection of R&D and production, helping new technologies become robust production processes.

Requirements

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered with an MS plus 8+ years of experience or a BS plus 12+ years of experience.
• 3–6 years of industry experience in process development, assay development, or R&D.
• Strong molecular biology and experimental design skills.
• Experience scaling biological processes into high-volume operation.
• Familiarity with laboratory automation and the tradeoffs involved in scaling automated workflows.
• Experience guiding the work of technical team members, even without direct management responsibility.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting product launches, process launches, or technology transfer is a strong plus.
• Programming, instrumentation, or data analysis experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead process development efforts for production-scale sequencing workflows.
• Identify root causes of process failures and design experiments that improve robustness, throughput, and ease of operation.
• Partner with Production to reduce failures, decrease technician intervention, and improve workflow efficiency.
• Work closely with R&D during product development to ensure new products are designed with scale and manufacturability in mind.
• Drive technology transfer from development into production, helping new products launch smoothly and scale successfully.
• Collaborate across Product, Bioinformatics, Automation, Production, Commercial, Custom, and Platform teams to solve complex technical problems.
• Guide the work of Research Associates and Laboratory Technicians as projects require.

What This Job Offers

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