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JOB SUMMARY:

As a Scientist you will be responsible for leading and supporting research and development of clinical and biopharma products within the Labcorp Oncology R&D team. You will collaborate with clinical, bioinformatics, software development and IT groups, and other stakeholders to develop, validate and support oncology NGS assay portfolio.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (i.e. Molecular Genetics, Biology, Biotechnology, Medical Technology) and the equivalent of three (3) years of professional full-time clinical or research laboratory experience in industry.
• Established expertise in the operation of instrumentation and techniques.
• Proficient in analytical thinking, scientific & technical writing, planning, troubleshooting, time management and delegation.
• Good communication skills to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather workflow requirements, design tests, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions.
• Familiarization with Laboratory Information System.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Biological Sciences (i.e. Molecular Genetics, Biology, Biotechnology, Medical Technology) and the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time professional clinical or research laboratory experience in industry.
• PhD degree in Biological Sciences (i.e. Molecular Genetics, Biology, Biotechnology, Medical Technology) and the equivalent of one (1) year of full-time professional clinical or research laboratory experience in industry.
• Strong molecular biology background and experiment skills. Experience of NGS and processing tumor samples.
  Pay Range: $65k - 72k
  All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.
  Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here.

• Technical lead for developing, optimizing, validating, and performing advanced diagnostic laboratory tests (ADLT) using Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms and orthogonal genomic based methodologies (50%).
• Co-ordinate with clinical team and biopharma for technology transfer of newly validated assays including devising SOPs for clinical and biopharma use (20%).
• Maintain strong cross-functional support and relationships with other teams including but not limited to, clinical, biopharma, bioinformatics, software development, IT, vendors, and executive leadership (10%).
• Effectively present and communicate the outcomes of new product validations as well as troubleshooting studies to the broader team and support peer-review publications (10%).
• Devise and execute training, where appropriate, to develop and elevate the technical skills within the team (5%).
• May supervise or participate in the technical training of new staff and students in the laboratory (5%).