Research Scientist II, Gene R&D

Founded in 2002 in New Jersey, GenScript Biotech Corporation accelerates innovation in biotech and healthcare by providing researchers and companies with the building blocks needed to develop groundbreaking treatments and products. Guided by its mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, GenScript has a team of approximately 6,165 employees and has served more than 200,000 customers across over 100 countries and regions.

About the role

Supervisor: Director of US Molecular Biology Gene R&D Dept. Location: Piscataway, NJ (Fully Onsite)

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize high-throughput sequencing library prep methods.
• Manage project timeline and leverage internal resources to push project forward.
• Generate, analyze, interpret and present data to a broader team.
• Closely communicate with other teams to ensure smooth tech transfer.

Requirements

• PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry or related fields.
• More than 2 years of relevant experience in developing scalable NGS workflow in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
• Direct experience in designing customized library preps across different high-throughput sequencing platforms (Illumina and ONT).
• Broad molecular biology and microbiology knowledge with the ability to apply scientific intuition and interpretation to solve problems.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in using and building both standard and customized bioinformatics pipeline.
• Proficiency in at least one of the common programming languages (Python, R, Java).
• Extensive experience in analyzing biological datasets and various file formats (FASTQ, BAM, VCF etc.).
• Experience with the high-throughput NGS library prep workflow for clinical samples is a plus.
• Experience with cell-free protein expression is a plus.
• Strong collaborative instinct with good time and resource management skills.

Pay

$80,000 - $100,000 dependent upon experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one
• Paid parental leave after three months of employment
• Paid time off policy including vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and company holidays
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Legal assistance
• Supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Well-being initiatives
• Peer-to-peer recognition programs