Scientist, Biochemistry

Element Biosciences•San Diego, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness. We are seeking an experienced Scientist, Biochemistry to join our Research and Development team. This role will play a key part in developing, optimizing, and supporting protein-based reagents, assays, and workflows across both our next-generation sequencing and multiomic product portfolios. The ideal candidate is a hands-on experimental scientist with deep expertise in protein biochemistry, assay development, and reagent characterization who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and collaborating across multiple disciplines. This position will work closely with scientists and engineers across chemistry, molecular biology, instrument development, software, manufacturing, and product development to invent new technologies, improve existing products, and enable successful product commercialization. This role will report to our Associate Director, Biochemistry and will be an on-site San Diego based role. If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Biology, Bioengineering, or related discipline with 2+ years of relevant industry experience
Strong foundation in protein biochemistry and biochemical assay development
Experience developing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex biological assays
Experience designing experiments and analyzing multidimensional datasets
Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
Experience working with recombinant proteins, antibodies, antibody conjugates, enzymes, or affinity reagents
Hands-on experience with protein analytical techniques such as SDS-PAGE, western blotting, ELISA, UV-Vis spectroscopy, fluorescence-based assays, HPLC/FPLC, SEC, DLS, SPR, BLI, or mass spectrometry
Experience developing quantitative biochemical assays for research or commercial products
Familiarity with DOE methodologies and statistical analysis software such as JMP or GraphPad Prism
Ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting regulated product development, design controls, or technology transfer is highly desirable
Experience developing reagents or assays for genomics, sequencing, spatial biology, or multiomic applications is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the development, optimization, and validation of protein-based assays supporting sequencing and multiomic workflows
Design, execute, and interpret experiments focused on protein reagents, antibodies, enzymes, and other biologically derived reagents
Develop and optimize reagent formulations to improve assay performance, stability, robustness, and manufacturability
Design rigorous experiments using sound statistical principles to identify root causes and solve complex technical problems
Establish analytical methods for protein characterization, qualification, and quality assessment
Support technology transfer of assays and reagents from research into product development and manufacturing
Generate detailed experimental documentation, technical reports, protocols, and design recommendations
Drive troubleshooting efforts for challenging technical issues across multiple product development programs
Evaluate emerging technologies and scientific literature to identify innovative solutions and new opportunities
Collaborate cross-functionally with teams including chemistry, molecular biology, systems engineering, software, operations, manufacturing, quality, and product management
Mentor junior scientists and contribute technical expertise across multiple R&D projects
Present scientific findings to cross-functional teams and senior leadership