Bench Scientist – III
Job Description
Job Summary:
- The manager is seeking a hands-on Automation Scientist/Bench Scientist who can immediately contribute to a busy wet lab environment supporting molecular biology and automation workflows.
- This is not a bioinformatics-focused position.
- While some software and data-related skills are beneficial, the primary need is someone with strong laboratory automation and molecular biology experience.
- The team is currently supporting increasing sample volume and needs an experienced scientist who can help implement, run, and improve automated laboratory processes.
Job Responsibilities:
- Operating Hamilton automation platforms.
- Running automated liquid handling workflows.
- Developing and implementing new laboratory methods.
- Processing samples received from multiple sites.
- Performing DNA and RNA extraction.
- Preparing samples for sequencing workflows.
- Running RT-PCR assays.
- Conducting sample QC and validation activities.
- Supporting characterization of engineered cell lines.
- Assisting with scaling laboratory automation processes.
Required Qualifications:
- Automated liquid handling platforms.
- High-throughput sample processing.
- Method implementation and workflow optimization.
- Laboratory automation troubleshooting.
- Hamilton experience is highly preferred.
- Molecular Biology Experience.
- DNA extraction.
- RNA extraction.
- RT-PCR.
- Molecular biology sample preparation.
- Sample QC/quality control.
- Next Generation Sequencing NGS sample preparation.
- Genomic and transcriptomic characterization workflows
Wet Lab Experience. - Processing large volumes of samples.
- Following laboratory SOPs.
- Working in a BSL-2 environment.
Preferred Qualification:
- DNA/RNA extraction workflows.
- RT-PCR.
- Genomics.
- Hamilton liquid handling systems.
- Automated assay development.
- High-throughput screening.
- Cell culture experience is a plus.
- Experience working with CHO cells is especially desirable.
- Recombinant protein expression knowledge is beneficial.