Postdoc Scientist - Infectious Disease PCR/NGS Assay Dev

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K Matching

Referral Bonus

Lunch program

EV charging

Cell phone stipend

Job summary

Zymo Research in Irvine, CA is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist who will develop infectious disease molecular assays from concept to completion, designing and optimizing experiments and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to advance our diagnostic portfolio.

You will lead and/or collaborate on PCR- and NGS-based assay development, stay current with the literature, document results in compliance with quality standards, and help plan future directions.

Qualifications

• PhD with at least one first-author publication.
• Hands-on experience designing, optimizing PCR-based assays.
• NGS-based assay development and data analysis is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication; team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, analyze, and troubleshoot experiments supporting infectious disease assay development.
• Design and optimize PCR primers/probes and NGS workflows for detection of infectious agents.
• Develop, validate assays end-to-end, including sample prep and nucleic acid extraction.
• Stay current with literature and emerging technologies to inform design.
• Effectively communicate results and plan future project directions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, marketing, and business development to advance projects.
• Establish and maintain collaborations with external scientists and key opinion leaders.
• Maintain documentation of experiments and results in compliance with quality standards.
• Author technical reports, white papers, and conference publications.

Skills

PCR primer/probe design

Troubleshooting experiments

Cross-functional collaboration

Scientific writing

Education

PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, virology, microbiology, or related field

Tools

Bioinformatics tools

NGS data analysis

Job description

Zymo Research in Irvine, CA is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist who will develop infectious disease molecular assays from concept to completion, designing and optimizing experiments and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to advance our diagnostic portfolio.

You will lead and/or collaborate on PCR- and NGS-based assay development, stay current with the literature, document results in compliance with quality standards, and help plan future directions.