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Scientist, Biochemistry

Element Biosciences · San Diego - Headquarters · On-site

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About Element Biosciences

Element Biosciences develops genomic sequencing and multiomics technologies used in biological research, drug discovery, and diagnostic applications. Backed by Venrock.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Scientist, Biochemistry to join our Research and Development team. This role will play a key part in developing, optimizing, and supporting protein-based reagents, assays, and workflows across both our next-generation sequencing and multiomic product portfolios.

What they're looking for

  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Biology, Bioengineering, or related discipline with 2+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Strong foundation in protein biochemistry and biochemical assay development
  • Experience developing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex biological assays
  • Experience designing experiments and analyzing multidimensional datasets
  • Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
  • Experience working with recombinant proteins, antibodies, antibody conjugates, enzymes, or affinity reagents
More about this role

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.

We are seeking an experienced Scientist, Biochemistry to join our Research and Development team. This role will play a key part in developing, optimizing, and supporting protein-based reagents, assays, and workflows across both our next-generation sequencing and multiomic product portfolios. The ideal candidate is a hands-on experimental scientist with deep expertise in protein biochemistry, assay development, and reagent characterization who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and collaborating across multiple disciplines.

This position will work closely with scientists and engineers across chemistry, molecular biology, instrument development, software, manufacturing, and product development to invent new technologies, improve existing products, and enable...

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