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Scientist 2

1 month ago


Singapur, Singapore Illumina Full time
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.

Position Summary:

Illumina develop the world’s leading next generation DNA sequencing platforms (NGS) which are revolutionizing industries such as healthcare, life sciences, forensics, agro-sciences and clinical research to name a few. Due to Illumina’s drastic growth, there is a growing need for scientists who can apply innovative ideas to the development of our current reagents and formulations. In Singapore, the Reagent Sciences team is tasked to innovate and collaborate with our international team of experts to further improve the stability, performance and robustness of our consumable reagents.

We are currently recruiting for a Scientist 2 at our Reagent Sciences team, who is keen to be part of our culture of constantly pushing forward the boundaries of science and technology to benefit human health. The successful candidate will carry out scientific R&D in the field of reagent stabilization, including process characterization to enhance and improve the reagents used in our library prep, NGS and microarray consumables.

Position Responsibilities:  

As a Scientist 2 within Illumina’s Reagent Sciences team, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary research and development team to create new sequencing methods and further Illumina’s technology. You will play an important role in the research and development of new reagents and sequencing consumables with the world-class performance, stability, and robustness characteristics that our customers require. Scientist 2 employees are expected to be significantly autonomous and technically proficient. They should be able to execute assigned tasks with minimal oversight as well as troubleshoot procedural problems that may arise. In addition, learning new skills or proposing novel solutions is welcome.

As a junior scientist of the Reagent Sciences team in Singapore, you will collaboratively drive the design and development of high-quality consumable reagents for Illumina sequencing platforms and assay products. As Illumina technology continues to grow, you will be a key contributor within multidisciplinary teams tasked to enhance performance and robustness across our entire reagent platform. Your colleagues will count on your expertise and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to solve complex problems and work on reagent stability issues. You will leverage your expertise in biochemistry, enzymology or biochemical engineering to determine the critical parameters for reagents function, stability, and performance, particularly for enzyme-based reagents.

To work as part of the Reagent Sciences team:

Responsibilities include

Designs and performs experiments of varying complexity and across a broad array of techniques

Summarizes and reports consistent conclusions, and generates recommendations for follow up experiments and may suggest alternate strategies

Foresees issues and works to overcome obstacles to completing tasks or assignments including conceiving new ways to analyze data and present it

Makes detailed technical observations and documents them in laboratory notebooks and confluence pages, etc.

Takes responsibility for training others, raising the consistency and quality of data collection of the team, establishes criteria and / or work procedures to achieve a high level of quality and productivity

Take responsibilities for lab processes such as equipment ownership and contribute towards the successful lab operations

Write technical reports and communicate effectively to local leadership

Be a strong team member within multi-disciplinary teams

Employ and explain statistical methods to drive decisions

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: 

Highly proficient, productive, and effective in the lab

Able to design complex experiments containing appropriate controls to anticipate potential problems; able to troubleshoot issues as needed

Able to draw sound conclusions from complex experiment data sets

Strong ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines with team members and stakeholders

Communicate effectively in various environments with different stakeholders; tailoring communications and presentations as necessary

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


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.

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