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Field Service Engineer – South West

Employer
DNA Script
Location
San Francisco, CA
Start date
Nov 26, 2021

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Discipline
Engineering, Biomedical Engineer, Science/R&D, Laboratory
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Biotech Bay

Job Details

Opportunity and challenges

We are looking to assemble a team of best-in-class, innovative and passionate people. We want to gather their talents and skills to achieve one goal: unlock the power of “DNA-write”. We offer the opportunity of joining a dynamic, international and highly skilled team in a pioneering startup. Our Next-Hour DNA Synthesis platforms not only have the potential to change the way the world makes and uses synthetic DNA, but also to accelerate the rate of discovery by delivering upon the promise of same-day results.

DNA Script is actively searching for an accomplished Field Service Engineer to support our partners and customers in their use and application of DNA Script’s commercial product.
The individual will be responsible for leading complex technical inquiries in the field including troubleshooting and repairs, coordinating customer feedback and interactions, and representing user experiences within the company to aid development of next generation products.

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing company and to have a large impact on developing a technology that will have far-reaching impact across biological sciences.

The position will be US based, in the South San Francisco, California office.

Responsibilities:

  • Installs and optimizes hardware/software/network products and configurations at customer sites.
  • Diagnoses and resolves product performance problems.
  • Performs maintenance and repairs
  • Ensures customer satisfaction by advising customers on preventive maintenance and configurations, which may impact product performance.
  • Proactively responds to potential equipment issues to prevent unplanned interruption of customers’ business.
  • Delivers fully integrated solutions, which may include peripherals, communications, operating systems and applications software.
  • Trains other field engineers and customers in the company’s system products.
  • Provides user-oriented and service-related inputs to ongoing and new development projects.
Preferred experience

Experience:

  • Bachelors within the science field — e.g. biomedical engineering, analytical biochemistry, biotechnology or similar is highly preferred
  • 4+ years of experience in a similar position and/or experience as an end-user of analytical instrumentation
  • Ideal Candidate will have:
  • Experience or expertise with Laboratory Automation solutions (eg. pipetting robots, electronics and linear actuators) and systems involving reagents and consumables
  • Experience with troubleshooting and problem solving Customer service and solutions-oriented, with capability to precisely document issues, root cause analyses, troubleshooting experimentation and resolutions/repairs.
  • DNA Synthesis Experience, or Utilization of Synthetic Oligos in a biochemical application.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to travel extensively including overnight travel as dictated by business needs

Miscellaneous

  • Remote Job based in the South West US, preferred in San Diego, CA. Requires 75% travel to corporate offices and client sites throughout the South West and other parts of North America.
Recruitment process
  1. Phone interview with the hiring manager
  2. Day interview at the office with manager, cofounders, HR and the team
  3. References check
  4. Timing: 2-3 weeks

Company

DNA Script is a leading company in manufacturing de novo synthetic nucleic acids using enzymatic DNA synthesis (EDS) technology. The company aims at accelerating innovation in life science and technology through the decentralization of rapid, on demand and high-quality DNA synthesis. DNA Script's approach leverages nature's billions of years of evolution in synthesizing DNA to set a new standard for customizing nucleic acid synthesis thus accelerating discovery in genetics, genomics, and synthetic biology. Discovery disciplines with profound impacts upon humanity such as biopharma, translational genetics and even molecular information storage all start with synthetic DNA. The company has recently initiated the commercialization of its first EDS powered platform, the SYNTAX system. 

To date, DNA Script has raised over $315M of financing, with leading investors such as Coatue Management, Fidelity Management and Research, Catalio Capital Management, Casdin Capital, LSP, Bpifrance Large Ventures, Danaher, Illumina Ventures, Agilent, Merck Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, Kurma Partners, T Rowe Price, Baillie Gifford and Eurazeo. 

DNA Script also partners on technology and product development with leading organizations such as DARPA, IARPA, Moderna Therapeutics, GE Research, Illumina, the Broad Institute, Harvard University, Institut Pasteur and the French Department of Defense.

DNA Script has its research and manufacturing facilities headquartered in Paris, France, and is in the process of expanding its commercial and development teams in South San Francisco.

Opportunity and Challenges 

We are looking to assemble a team of best-in-class, innovative and passionately eager people.  We want to gather their talents and skills to achieve one goal: unlock the power of “DNA-write.” We offer the opportunity of joining a dynamic, international, and highly skilled team in a pioneering startup. Our DNA On Demand platform not only has the potential to change the way the world makes and uses synthetic DNA, but also to accelerate the rate of discovery by delivering upon the promise of same-day results.

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing company and to have a large impact on developing a technology that will have far-reaching impacts across biological sciences.
 

French office: 67 avenue de Fontainebleau, 94 270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre

US Headquarters: 2001 Junipero Serra Blvd. Suite 400, Daly City, CA 94014, USA

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Company info
Website
Phone
650-457-0844
Location
2001 Junipero Serra Blvd. Suite 400
Daly City
CA
94014
United States

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