What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist II, Assay Development position at Foundation Medicine?
About the Job
The Scientist II, Assay Development supports the late-stage development and optimization of next generation sequencing (NGS) based assays in our clinical labs. Leveraging strong working knowledge of molecular biology, the incumbent in this position partners closely with other scientists and stakeholders cross functionally on high throughput automation and advancing NGS.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with molecular biologists, computational scientists and regulatory scientists to support the feasibility and development of clinical oncology NGS diagnostic assays.
- Utilize strong data analysis interpretation and troubleshooting to identify methods to optimize assay features.
- Design and conduct required feasibility and development and validation work, and help to draft standard operating protocols.
- Conduct investigations and analyses to improve assay capabilities and technical robustness, enhance existing methods and complete troubleshooting to optimize assay performance.
- Establish performance specifications for NGS assays and partner with stakeholders for implementation.
- Author detailed, accurate, and accessible records of experimental data and protocols, plans and reports within the Quality Management System as needed.
- Monitor and evaluate analytical aspects of new and emerging technologies.
- Present scientific and technical data to colleagues in a clear and cohesive manner that adapts to varying levels of knowledge of recipients.
- Contribute to project team deliverables according to project schedules / timelines.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
LI-Onsite
