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Applications Scientist (sunnyvale)
By | February 18, 2009
Applications Scientist
Labcyte Inc. seeks an energetic scientist with extensive genomics expertise to help drive adoption of our products into new and existing markets.
Labcyte Inc. uses acoustic droplet ejection (ADE) and magnetic feedback control (MFC) to transfer a range of liquid classes and volumes for life science and pharmaceutical applications. Our touchless ADE technology provides dramatically better results by eliminating pipette tips and the adsorption of compounds on their surfaces during transfer. Eliminating tips and wash waste also saves our customers hundreds of thousands of dollars in consumables and disposal costs. Superior accuracy is maintained from first drop through last for a wide variety of fluids, including many that are considered intractable by other techniques. Our Deerac instruments use MFC for non-contact liquid transfer in low volume assays. Our complementary ADE and MFC technologies make Labcyte a leader in miniaturizing biological assays. The award-winning Echo and Deerac liquid handlers are used widely by leading pharmaceutical, academic and research institutions worldwide. Labcyte technologies have broad applications in compound management, genomics, proteomics, particle manufacturing, imaging mass spectrometry, live-cell transfer and more. Labcyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with offices in Dublin, Ireland. We have 38 issued U.S. patents, 6 issued European patents, one issued Japanese patent and additional U.S. and international filings.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Marketing and Applications, the Applications Scientist will work closely with R&D and Marketing staff to develop new applications for all Labcyte products, with a primary emphasis on genomics, RNAi screening and pharmaceutical compound screening, as well as emerging business development projects. Occasional travel up to 20% may be required.
Job Responsibilities:
o Develop new applications and technical data that address customer needs in genomics, RNAi. screening, pharmaceutical screening, assay development and other areas in support of marketing and business development programs.
o Compile results into application notes, journal publications, seminar presentations, performance comparisons, case studies, white papers, value analyses and other formats that clearly highlight product benefits to customers.
o Work closely with the R&D team on the development of new products.
o Test and evaluate performance of new products for key applications.
o Help define meaningful and measurable application-based performance specifications.
o Identify needs, trends, and issues from collaborators and industry thought leaders, and translate into new product and application opportunities.
o Develop and deliver technical papers and posters to be presented at scientific conferences.
o Develop and deliver webinars and seminar tours.
o Troubleshoot and support customer escalation issues.
o Requires potential travel up to 20%.
Requirements :
· Goal-oriented and self-motivated with a can-do attitude.
· Requires a B.S. in Biochemistry or Molecular Biology; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred.
· Requires a minimum of 5 years experience developing PCR and other genomics-based applications for laboratory instrumentation in a commercial environment.
· Experience with pharmaceutical screening applications and high-throughput liquid handling instrumentation is desirable.
· Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
Location : In-house position based in Sunnyvale, CA.
Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies.
To apply for this position email: careers@labcyte.com subject line Applications Scientist.
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