Sr Research Associate/Associate Scientist - IVD Development - #2360

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.

Are you a dedicated scientist who wants to participate in the development of future Galleri product for detecting cancer early? We would love to talk to you about this great opportunity to work at our site in Menlo Park, California!  GRAIL is seeking a detail oriented and data driven Associate Scientist for the R&D IVD product development team to contribute to the verification and validation (V&V) of assays for cancer early detection.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning and execution of experiments and data analysis with the mentorship of senior scientists. The ideal candidate is a meticulous, strong teammate with experience in next generation sequencing workflow and record keeping. Experience working on regulated products and under design control is important. The individual will enjoy working in the lab and have a desire to learn about developing products in a regulated environment.  
You will:

• Develop experiment plans to support study objective and plan
• Successfully execute R&D experiments to generate high quality data
• Document experimental details and results
• Ensure laboratory activities are performed in compliance with best practices for assay and instrument operation, safety, and result documentation
• Perform exploratory data analysis Present data in technical meetings
• Contribute to study protocol/report writing

Your background and qualifications will include:

• MS in a scientific discipline and a minimum of 3-5 years related experience
• Expert with molecular biology laboratory techniques 
• Experience with Next Generation Sequencing
• Experience working under GLP or regulated environment
• Experience with NGS data analysis, R, Python, and/or JMP
• Attention to detail and safety is important 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to collaborate cross-functionally in a dynamic environment 
• Flexibility with change and willingness to find solutions

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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