Overview As a Genomics Staff Scientist, you will own the onsite NGS operations and drive end-to-end sequencing workflows. You will lead a small team, coordinating cross-functional efforts with bioinformatics and assay development to deliver high-quality data for discovery projects. You will shape NGS strategies across Illumina and Oxford Nanopore platforms, tackling complex optimization and technology evaluation. This role offers the chance to impact pet health diagnostics by enabling robust genomic insights.
Compensation / Benefits- Salary starting at $125,000
- annual cash bonus
- Health / Dental / Vision benefits Day-One
- 5% matching 401k
- employee stock program
- volunteer paid days off
Responsibilities- Own end-to-end NGS operations and ensure high-quality data for internal stakeholders
- Lead the NGS team in developing workflows for Illumina and Oxford Nanopore平台
- Design multi-platform sequencing strategies for whole-genome, targeted amplicon, RNA-seq, and single-cell applications
- Troubleshoot library prep, run quality, and instrument issues; document root cause analyses and corrective actions
- Serve as primary technical liaison with bioinformatics for data formats, QC thresholds, and data handoff standards
- Author and maintain SOPs, technical reports, and experimental summaries for a regulated R&D environment
- Evaluate emerging NGS technologies and reagent kits; build internal validation frameworks
- Mentor scientists and research associates to foster technical excellence and continuous learning
- Present data and strategies to project teams and leadership; ensure safety and compliance
Key requirements- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genomics, or related field with 5-7 years of industry NGS experience
- Hands-on proficiency with Illumina (NovaSeq, NextSeq, MiSeq) and Oxford Nanopore instruments
- Experience with diverse library types: WGS, targeted amplicon, RNA-seq, single-cell, low-input protocols
- Upstream QC tools (FastQC, MultiQC); ability to interpret bioinformatics outputs for experiments
- Track record in cross-functional collaboration and effective communication
- Experience with PCR-based assay development and single-cell sequencing; veterinary or diagnostic genomics knowledge preferred
- collaborative
- strong communication
- leadership and mentoring
- Illumina sequencing (NovaSeq, NextSeq, MiSeq)
- Oxford Nanopore sequencing
- library preparation (Illumina & Nanopore)
