Senior Scientist

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Responsibilities
- Engage in cross-functional collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams to accelerate the development of novel reagents and assays used across Illumina NGS platforms.
- Ownership of 1 or more assigned project deliverables
- Design, plan and execute experiments to high levels of efficiency at subteam level for assigned scope of work
- Communicate results and conclusions effectively to aid in decision-making at team and project levels.
- Maintain good lab and documentation practices.
- Upkeep of lab equipment, laboratory supplies and good housekeeping
- Write technical reports and communicate effectively to leadership
- Supervise and assign tasks to a small team of 1 or more junior scientists

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Position Requirements:

- Minimum PhD. with 1-3 years laboratory experience in multidisciplinary fields of biochemical/chemical engineering, biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology or similar is required
- Proven track record of innovative, collaborative R&D with productive outcomes
- In-depth working knowledge and hands-on experience with various NGS library preparation and molecular biology methods
- Experience in designing and developing novel NGS library prep methods for various sequencing platforms
- Good working knowledge of single molecule biophysics
- Strong collaborator with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks to achieve deliverables within project timelines
- Ability to adapt to business needs in a rapidly changing, fast paced industry
- Applications with Cover Letter will be preferentially considered

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities

Preferred Experience/Education/Skills:

- Experience with NGS bioinformatics data processing
- Experience with basic programming/coding
- Understanding of protein biochemistry, engineering and structure
- Experience with automation
- Previous work experience in biochemical, pharma, chemical or equivalent industries
- Experience with IVD and/or RUO product development
- Experience with leading small technical teams

Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.