NGS Automation Scientist II – Labwork & Data Analysis

Primary Talent Partners, LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners, LLC in Sunnyvale, CA, has a contract opening for a Scientist II on a 15-month assignment. The role focuses on automating nucleic acid workflows and sequencing library preparation in a cartridge-based system.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on NGS experience, proficiency with lab automation, and strong documentation and collaboration skills to support development, verification, and technology transfer activities.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant laboratory experience in molecular biology or genomics.
• Hands-on experience with NGS library preparation workflows.
• Experience with NGS data analysis is highly preferred.
• Experience integrating molecular biology processes into automated or semi-automated workflows.
• Excellent experimental design, data analysis, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute and optimize automated nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and NGS library preparation workflows.
• Support development of cartridge-based sample-to-library preparation systems for sequencing applications.
• Design, perform, analyze, and document experiments evaluating workflow performance, robustness, and reproducibility.
• Troubleshoot molecular biology processes integrated into automated fluidic and consumable platforms.
• Perform DNA/RNA quantification, library QC, normalization, pooling, and sequencing preparation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including assay development, automation engineering, bioinformatics, consumables development, and systems engineering.
• Generate detailed experimental reports, protocols, and technical documentation.
• Analyze experimental data and communicate findings to project teams and leadership.
• Support technology transfer, verification, and validation activities as development projects mature.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and ensure compliance with established laboratory practices and safety procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of automated workflows and laboratory processes.

Skills

NGS library prep

Laboratory automation

Data analysis

Experimental design

Documentation

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in molecular biology or related

Tools

NGS instruments

PCR hardware

Job description

Primary Talent Partners, LLC in Sunnyvale, CA, has a contract opening for a Scientist II on a 15-month assignment. The role focuses on automating nucleic acid workflows and sequencing library preparation in a cartridge-based system.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on NGS experience, proficiency with lab automation, and strong documentation and collaboration skills to support development, verification, and technology transfer activities.