Molecular Diagnostic Specialist

Job Title: Molecular Diagnostics Specialist

Location: Scottsdale, AZ (Located at East Bell Road and the 101)

Compensation: $90,000 - $130,000 Annually (Dependent on Experience)

Employment Type: Full Time with Benefits (Medical, Life, Dental, Vision, and 401k)

Schedule: On-site Monday through Friday. 8-hour day shift. No nights, no weekends, and no major holidays!

About the position

We are seeking a motivated, creative, and experienced Molecular Biologist to join a highly collaborative team focused on revolutionizing precision, and personalized patient care using cutting-edge technologies. The candidate will process patient samples for transcript analysis, imaging, and other bioanalytical platforms. The candidate will also have molecular biology and microbiology expertise including next generation sequencing, library preparation, nucleic acid extraction, as well as experience working with infectious disease samples.

Role Requirements:

PhD in molecular biology, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, or related field

5+ years of experience in molecular biology techniques including performing high quality nucleic acid (especially RNA) extraction from fresh/frozen tissue, FFPE, blood or other body fluids, next generation sequencing, library preparation, QC analysis for nucleic acid integrity and purity, PCR, and high throughput transcript analysis

Provides subject matter expertise in development and implementation of molecular assays

Proficient in mammalian cell culture, circulating tumor cells, proliferation/apoptosis assays, design of experiments including control experiments

Expert in standard laboratory procedures, molecular biology techniques, documentation, and data analysis

Experience in preparation of slides for imaging and image analysis

Ability to troubleshoot, modify, and adapt to new workflows as required for analysis

Identify and learn new techniques as well as multi-task

Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot lab equipment

Excellent collaboration, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

Knowledgeable about good laboratory practices and biosafety protocolsKey responsibilities:

Develop, validate, and execute workflows for nucleic acid and imaging analysis

Isolate and identify cancer cells using molecular and imaging techniques

Perform library preparation and NGS

Extract and purify high quality nucleic acids as well as perform quality control analysis for assessing nucleic acid integrity and purity

Proactively employ a range of cellular and molecular biology techniques

Prepare patient samples for analysis using a range of techniques including imaging

Design and execute experiments, analyze, and interpret the results

Analyze high throughput data, generate reports, and integrate into LIMS platform

Collect, prepare and manage SOPs

Manage the use of laboratory reagents and supplies

Contribute to scientific publications as needed

Perform other duties as assigned

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