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Staff Engineer - Reagent Process Development

Employer
Element Biosciences
Location
San Diego, CA
Start date
May 18, 2021

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Discipline
Engineering, Manufacturing & Production, Process
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Contract
Hotbed
Biotech Beach

Job Details

Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and clinical markets. The Company's technology will broaden the end user experience through improved data quality and simplified workflows to benefit discoveries and diagnosis in healthcare.

We are looking for a driven, passionate professional to co-develop our processes with our products.  We look for flexible candidates eager to build an amazing company and launch an amazing product!  The Process Development team is integrated with our technology and product development teams, with a focus on pulling the technology out of the lab and enabling it in operations.

This role will be working on developing the reagent consumable component of our product.  Our product incorporates cutting edge technology from synthetic organic, nucleotide, enzyme, and surface chemistry disciplines, which makes this role highly integrative. 


Responsibilities:

  • Lead projects in the reagent process development area to support the transfer and commercialization of the product/process, including design and implementation of formulation, filling, and packaging processes
  • Design, plan and execute experiments within the reagent production process that involve multiple chemistry disciplines
  • Design, plan, and execute product and process optimization and characterization experiments
  • Lead the design of experiments; driving execution, data analysis, and presentation of outcomes, making recommendations based on data
  • Build documentation for user and system requirements, participate in product design and development, and support integration and testing activities
  • Lead complex investigations, troubleshooting product performance issues
  • Lead development of supplier partners to support successful component development and product commercialization
  • Plan in-process quality control approach for reagent products and processes
  • Create and maintain BOMs, WIs, and SOPs
  • Other duties as assigned



Requirements:

  • At minimum, a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, bioengineering, engineering physics, or similar field with 7+ years of experience (an equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered)
  • Experience in both development (new product introduction) and operations settings, preferably with experience commercializing products in a fast-paced biologics, molecular biology, or chemistry environment
  • Experimental design and statistical data analysis and visualization (such as JMP or R) are required; additional capabilities with image analysis and scripting are a plus
  • Experience in pilot/full-production environments, including tech transfer activities, sustaining support, and continuous improvement
  • Experience with formulation, filling, assembly, and/or packaging of consumables
  • Experience with automation and semi-automated process
  • Experience working directly with vendors and/or contract manufacturers
  • Creative and independent thinker; excellent communication skills; good team worker; ability to multitask and work independently; and ability to find creative solutions to problems
  • Knowledge and use of computer software for technology and business purposes
  • Ability to produce high quality work with great attention to detail in a rapid and efficient manner


We are passionate about our mission to develop high performing products to study genomics in an unprecedented flexibility and to understand biology for the improvement of healthcare. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment.  We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.   We offer excellent benefits, which include a 401K plan, competitive health benefits, flexible vacation, and equity incentives. 

We foster an environment such that all people are afforded the freedom to pursue their passions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Company

At Element Biosciences, our mission is to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. Our proprietary approach to improving the signal-to-noise ratio allows us to provide groundbreaking innovations in surface chemistry, instrumentation, and biochemistry to drastically decrease the run cost and capital cost while delivering high sequencing data quality. Founded in 2017, our headquarters is located in San Diego, California, with additional operations located in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Company info
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Phone
(619) 353-0300
Location
10055 Barnes Canyon Road
San Diego, CA 92121
US

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