Illumina
genomic technology
Scientist1
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“Scientist 1 at Illumina. Skills: reagent formulation, lyophilization, biochemistry, enzymology, biochemical engineering. carry out scientific R&D in the field of reagent stabilization. reagent formulation development”
What You'll Achieve.
realize health equity for billions of people around the world; enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients; create new sequencing methods; further Illumina’s technology; world-class performance, stability, and robustness characteristics that our customers require; drive the design and development of high-quality consumable reagents for Illumina sequencing platforms; enhance performance and robustness across our entire reagent platform; solve complex problems; work on reagent stability issues; determine the critical parameters for reagents function, stability, and performance
Industry & Context.
troubleshoot procedural problems; solve complex problems; troubleshoot issues as needed
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
B. Sc. /B. Eng. in a relevant field such as biochemistry, biochemical/chemical engineering, biomaterial or equivalent is required, Highly proficient, productive, and effective in the lab, Able to understand and execute moderate to advanced complexity experiments containing appropriate controls to anticipate potential able to troubleshoot issues as needed, Able to understand conclusions from complex experiment data sets, ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines with team members and stakeholders, Communicate effectively in various environments with different tailoring communications and presentations as necessary
Nice to Have
Application with Cover Letter will be preferentially considered, Work experience in biochemical, pharma, chemical or equivalent industries preferred, Experience with enzymes involved in NGS sample preparation or methylation assays, such as transposes, ligases, TET or APOBEC is a plus, Experience of operating pilot-scale or large lab-scale processes in lyophilization or large scale (20 litres or above) cell culture (fermentation) is an advantage, Understanding of protein biochemistry, engineering and structure is a plus, Experience with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is not required but is a plus
What You'll Do.
carry out scientific R&D in the field of reagent stabilization
reagent formulation development
lyophilization process characterization
enhance and improve the reagents used in our NGS and microarray consumables
create new sequencing methods
further Illumina’s technology
research and development of new reagents and sequencing consumables
drive the design and development of high-quality consumable reagents for Illumina sequencing platforms
enhance performance and robustness across our entire reagent platform
solve complex problems
work on reagent stability issues
determine the critical parameters for reagents function
designs and performs experiments of moderate to advanced complexity using a broad array of techniques
Summarizes and reports consistent conclusions
generates recommendations for follow up experiments
suggest alternate strategies
Makes detailed technical observations and documents them in laboratory notebooks and confluence pages
Take responsibilities for lab processes such as equipment ownership and contribute towards the successful lab operations
Write technical reports and communicate effectively to local leadership
Be a team member within multi-disciplinary teams
Employ and explain statistical methods to drive decisions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work as part of a multi-disciplinary research and development team; collaboratively drive the design and development of high-quality consumable reagents; key contributor within multidisciplinary teams; colleagues will count on your technical proficiency and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams; Be a team member within multi-disciplinary teams; ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines with team members and stakeholders
Communication Scope
communicate effectively to local leadership; Communicate effectively in various environments with different tailoring communications and presentations as necessary
Full Job Description
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? ## At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. ## Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. ## We are currently recruiting for a Scientist 1 in our Reagent Sciences team, who is keen to be part of our culture of constantly pushing forward the boundaries of science and technology to benefit human health. The successful candidate will carry out scientific R&D in the field of reagent stabilization, including reagent formulation development and lyophilization process characterization to enhance and improve the reagents used in our NGS and microarray consumables. **Position Responsibilities:** As a Scientist 1 within Illumina’s Reagent Sciences team, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary research and development team to create new sequencing methods and further Illumina’s technology. You will play an important role in the research and development of new reagents and sequencing consumables with the world-class performance, stability, and robustness characteristics that our customers require. Scientist 1 employees are expected to be able to execute experiments autonomously and be technically proficient. They should be able to execute assigned tasks with oversight as well as troubleshoot procedural problems that may arise. In addition, learning new skills or proposing novel solutions are strongly encouraged. As a junior scientist of the Reagent Sciences (Singapore) team, you
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