Guardant Health is a leading precision medicine company focused on transforming patient care and conquering cancer with data. Backed by Khosla, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
About the role
The Scientist I in S&S will help ensure the reliability and continuous improvement of Guardant’s on-market assays. This role will focus on investigating and resolving failures in clinical laboratory operations, strengthening reagent QC systems to improve consistency and reduce repeat issues, and supporting process validations in compliance with regulated quality systems.
What they're looking for
- PhD in Molecular Biology, Genomics, Biochemistry or related field, or equivalent work experience
- A minimum of 0-2 of related experience (post-doctoral research or relevant industry experience will be considered)
- Strong foundation in molecular biology, including experience with NGS library preparation and target enrichment. Familiarity with circulating cell-free nucleic acid workflows is a plus
- Experience operating NGS instruments and executing sample-preparation assays in medium- or high-throughput environments. Experience with process automation or liquid-handling platforms is preferred but not required
- Excellent cross‑discipline communication and a track record of independent and team‑based problem solving in fast‑paced environments
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and commitment to good documentation practices (GDP)
More about this role
Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant® is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn , X (Twitter) and Facebook .
The Technology Development Department is responsible for developing, validating, implementing, and maintaining the tests used by Guardant Health for cancer detection. This role sits in Sustain & Support (S&S) within Technology Development, partnering tightly with Clinical Operations to triage and resolve clinical failures, develop and improve reagent QC systems to reduce recurring failures, and optimize on-market liquid and tissue assays under regulated quality systems. Within S&S, we optimize deployed...
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