Bioengineering Associate, Automation & Systems Testing.

About the role

Spear Bio, founded in 2021, is a well-funded and rapidly growing biotech start-up headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. Our proprietary technology, Successive Proximity Extension Amplification Reaction (SPEAR), is a novel wash-free immunoassay platform, offering unprecedented sensitivity. We are dedicated to revolutionizing early disease diagnosis and monitoring by providing scalable, ultrasensitive solutions that deliver unparalleled accuracy in measuring low-abundant biomarkers, enabling clinicians and researchers to improve patient outcomes and advance global health.

Responsibilities

• Test and validate automated assay workflows and engineering subsystems, evaluating reproducibility, robustness, and sensitivity of proteomic and molecular biology assays.
• Support system-level testing of fully automated workflows combining assay and instrumentation.
• Identify and troubleshoot performance issues, including those stemming from assay chemistry, workflow automation, or hardware subsystems.
• Contribute to root cause analysis and system reliability improvements.
• Analyze and organize test data using Excel or similar tools, and help generate reports and dashboards tracking assay performance and validation results.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across biology and engineering to ensure systems are built with testability in mind.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or related field. 0–3 years of experience in bioengineering testing or validation of immunoassays or nucleic acid assays.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with immunoassays and/or qPCR systems, experience with liquid handling automation, mechatronic instruments, or integrated life science systems, basic programming or scripting skills (Python, C#, or similar) for test automation or data analysis, familiarity with statistical analysis and data visualization for assay or system performance.
• Soft Skills: Analytical mindset with a systematic approach to problem-solving, strong documentation and communication skills, comfortable collaborating across teams in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation, meaningful stock ownership, comprehensive benefits, and a great work environment. This is an opportunity to enter an innovative, high-growth startup at an early stage and play an integral role in the company's growth and success.

Pay

Compensation Range: $80K