Senior Scientist - Automated DNA Synthesis for Therapeutics

St. Jude; Lauderdale Courts (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Financial Security

Retirement Plan

Living Well - Employee WellnessProgram

Time Off Programs

Educational Benefits

Family Friendly Benefits

Benefits Unique to St. Jude

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics seeks a Senior Scientist to lead an automated light-directed DNA synthesis platform for biomedical research and drug discovery.

The ideal candidate will have a background in chemical, biomedical, or electrical engineering, with optics/photolithography and microfluidics experience, applying the platform to oligonucleotide synthesis and related microarray technologies.

Qualifications

• Background in chemical, biomedical, or electrical engineering.
• Experience in optics/photolithography and microfluidics.
• Application of platform to oligonucleotide synthesis and related technologies.
• Experience with legacy microarray instruments and printing methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead automated light-directed DNA synthesis platform for biomedical research.
• Apply platform to oligonucleotide synthesis for various functions.
• Collaborate on high-throughput screening and printing using legacy instruments.

Skills

Optics

Photolithography

Microfluidics

Microarray technology

Microfabrication

Inkjet technology

Surface science

Biomedical engineering

Chemical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant scientific area

Tools

Quanterix Microarrayers

Light-directed synthesizers

Microarray instrumentation

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics seeks a Senior Scientist to lead an automated light-directed DNA synthesis platform for biomedical research and drug discovery.

The ideal candidate will have a background in chemical, biomedical, or electrical engineering, with optics/photolithography and microfluidics experience, applying the platform to oligonucleotide synthesis and related microarray technologies.