What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Associate / Senior Research Associate, Next Gen Sequencing Engineer position at Colossal Biosciences?
The Senior / Research Associate, Next Generation Sequencing Engineer will take on ambitious and large-scale genome sequencing initiatives for species conservation and de-extinction. They will develop tools and methodologies to optimize sequencing data flow, while maintaining and enhancing workflows to track samples from submission to data delivery.
This position is based on-site in Dallas, TX. Relocation assistance is available.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Prepare samples and perform high-throughput NGS workflows
- Improve the state of the art of NGS and WGS for genome editing and genotyping
- Include controls and track quality control and performance metrics
- Complete data analyses and report results to stakeholders on a weekly basis
- Present findings at small forums and R&D meetings
- Maintain a thorough and detailed electronic lab notebook
- Maintain a clean and organized laboratory space
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What Colossal Offers You :
The team at Colossal is committed, colorful, passionate, intelligent, collaborative, creative, experienced, scientific and world-class. That sounds like a lot to fit into one building. That's why we are spread out in several locations that include laboratories, test facilities, academic institutions, libraries and offices.
Through it all, however, we maintain a culture of positivity, hope, happiness and belief that we're doing something big. Something Colossal.
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