Scientist (Assay Development)

Symbiotica Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing, tech-forward biotech company is seeking an Assay Development Scientist to transform cutting-edge assays into robust workflows. The role involves optimizing fluorescence-based assays, handling complex biological samples, and ensuring high-quality standards in production-ready environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience with signal-based fluorescent assays.
• 2+ years Industry Experience in Biotech or Life Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Optimize conjugation and labeling strategies.
• Refine high-throughput workflows and build scalable protocols.
• Identify sensitive workflow points and ensure assays are production-ready.

Skills

Fluorescence-based assay design

Protocol validation

Sample variability handling

Cross-functional integration

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Symbiotica Group

Senior Principal Consultant at Symbiotica Group

We’re supporting a fast-growing, tech-forward biotech company that’s building one of the most ambitious platforms in the world. As their work scales, they’re seeking their newest hands-on Assay Development Scientist to help transform cutting-edge assays into robust, production-ready workflows, and to do it all in collaboration with some of the smartest engineers and scientists in the space. If you’re passionate about making assays bulletproof, scalable, and real-world ready, keep reading...

We’re looking for a scientist who’s not just technically sharp but thrives in environments where scientific precision meets operational scale.

What You’ll Do

• Fluorescence-based assay design : optimize conjugation, signal amplification, and labeling strategies to boost sensitivity in complex sample matrices
• Protocol validation and QC strategy : refine high-throughput workflows and build protocols that scale, repeat, and hold up to the real world
• Sample variability challenges : build methods that thrive across plasma, serum, tissue, and more
• Cross-functional integration : own method transfer and troubleshooting alongside automation, operations, and data teams
• Platform performance : identify sensitive workflow points, help define quality thresholds, and ensure assays are ready to run millions of times over

What You'll Bring :

• 3+ years hands on experience with signal-based, fluorescent assays
• A track record of handling complex biological samples and knowledge how to design for that variability
• 2+ years Industry Experience in Biotech or Life Sciences company

Why This Role?

• You’ll get to build assays that actually scale
• Your work will directly impact a cutting-edge, high-throughput proteomics platform
• You’ll collaborate across automation, operations, and assay development, and see your work go live in real time
• You’ll work with leaders who value rigor, creativity, and action over red tape

To learn more about this opportunity, team, and what success looks like, apply now! We’d love to discuss more!

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Research and Science

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