Scientist II- Assay Development

Guardant Health • Palo Alto, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook. Profile Summary: As a Scientist II in the Technology Development Team, you will work collaboratively with team members and interface cross-functionally with bioinformatics, process engineering, system engineering, and other assay development teams. You will be hands-on in the lab to evaluate and optimize new assays related to liquid biopsy sequencing technologies for detecting, treating, and monitoring all cancer types. You will play a critical role in the design and implementation of our advanced cancer diagnostics product as well as future product offerings. In the Assay Development team, you will collaborate cross-functionally with members from research, bioinformatics, process engineering, operations, and software. You will lead and analyze studies to further the development of automated molecular assays for the early detection, treatment and monitoring of all cancer types.

Requirements

• PhD degree in molecular biology, biomedical sciences, or related field with 2+ years of industry work
• Experience in research, development and/or optimization of NGS technologies with strong preference for experience with cell-free nucleic acids
• Strong data analysis skills with experience with Python, R, or JMP and the experience in handling large datasets
• Detail orientated with demonstrated ability to organize, document and communicate scientific data
• Committed team player; enjoys working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to change, demonstrating flexibility and the ability to learn and apply new technologies
• Strong underlying curiosity and drive
• Sense of humor is a must

Responsibilities

• Assess, optimize, and implement cutting-edge research and technologies in molecular oncology and diagnostics to improve assay performance
• Identify areas for improvement in current assays and propose and implement solutions
• Collaborate within Technology Development and cross-functionally with bioinformatics as well as other cross-functional teams to facilitate effective execution of product goals
• Be highly committed to deliver results in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organization
• Document technical evaluations and provide SOPs as needed
• Present data, proposals, and progress in various forums

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees