Tech Transfer Scientist

Oxford Nanopore Technologies; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive bonus

Generous pension contributions

Private healthcare

Excellent starting salary

Job summary

Oxford Nanopore Technologies in Oxford is seeking a candidate to join their Product Validation team. In this role, you will be responsible for running and analyzing sequencing experiments across various platforms to ensure successful runs are fit for customer release.

The ideal candidate has a degree in a scientific discipline, relevant lab experience, and excellent communication skills, driven by a strong motivation to learn and achieve results. The position offers an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, and private healthcare.

Qualifications

• Degree in a suitable scientific subject or equivalent.
• Relevant lab-based skills and experience.
• Very good communicator, enthusiastic, eager to learn, and motivated to achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Run sequencing experiments across all devices to establish a baseline dataset of performance.
• Analyze sequencing experiments to trend performance as new developments are released.
• Collaborate with other teams to test updates and new developments.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Motivation

Education

Degree in a scientific subject or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules, including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterize the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.

Details

This role involves working in the Product Validation team. You will run and analyze sequencing experiments across the whole range of Oxford Nanopore sequencing platforms. The purpose of the work within this team is to assess several key components. They are required for successful sequencing runs, ensuring that they are fit for purpose before releasing them to customers.

Responsibilities

• Run sequencing experiments across all devices to establish a baseline dataset of performance.
• Analyze sequencing experiments to trend performance as new developments are released.
• Collaborate with other teams to test updates and new developments.

Qualifications

• A degree in a suitable scientific subject or equivalent.
• Relevant lab-based skills and experience.
• Very good communicator, enthusiastic, eager to learn, and motivated to achieve results.

Benefits

• Attractive bonus.
• Generous pension contributions.
• Private healthcare.
• Excellent starting salary.

EEO Statement

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.