Job Title: Scientist,  Molecular Biology

Location: Austin, TX, 78744

Duration: 12 months

Job description :

Required responsibilities:

• Will help with receiving of clinical samples and maintaining sample database.

• Will help with receiving of packages.
• Will apply technical knowledge to isolate DNA/RNA from FFPE. Activities include DNA/RNA extraction, NGS library preparation and sequencing.
• Will conduct experiments and/or evaluation of specific products under guidance
  Will contribute as a team member to meet pre-defined goals.
• Maintain accurate and detailed lab notebooks and appropriate documentation based on the scientific method enabling other scientists to reproduce their experiments.
• Prepares regular reports documenting experiments.
• Ability to read and follow protocols accurately.
• Able to exercise independent judgment within generally defined procedures, laboratory methods and techniques.
• Able to recognize need for deviation from set procedures.

Desired Skills and attributes:

Strong laboratory and technical hands-on skills required:

• Pipet and perform procedures reproducibly
• Perform a dilution series to create a standard curve
• Perform lab calculations needed to make solutions from powder or from stock solutions and ability to make the buffers from recipes
• Operate most basic lab equipment such as computers, centrifuges, quantitation instruments, Agilent Bioanalyzer, PCR and qPCR instruments, plate reader.
• Routine experience with most common molecular procedures such as nucleic acid isolation, PCR, RT-PCR.
• Familiarity with next-generation technologies such as library prep, sequencing, digital PCR. Working experience, a plus
• Experience with nucleic acid purification automation
• Experience working with BSL2 sample types such as whole blood and plasma a plus
  Strong theoretical understanding of procedures
• Basic knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet programs, PowerPoint, e-mail and searching the internet.
• Good writing & presentation skills
• Strong documentation skills
• Strong organizational skills

• Works well in a team setting

Requirements:

• Bachelors or master’s degree in Biological Science, chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, or related field.

• At least 3 years laboratory experience in either academic or industry setting. Industrial experience in product development environment a plus.