# Senior Research Associate at karius

- Company: karius
- What the company does: Backed by Lightspeed, General Catalyst and SoftBank VF.
- Company website: http://faction.vc/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Redwood City, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $88K to $103K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/kariusdx/1f3f1ce3-4b59-4395-93d2-3a4e994fb63f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/karius-senior-research-associate/

## About the role

Karius is operating at the edge of what is now known to be possible in infectious disease diagnostics. With that, comes a wave of new and incredible challenges and opportunities. To deliver on that value, you will be tapping into some of the most advanced technologies, architecting and innovating where the current solutions simply don't suffice. You will get to see how much your work really matters.

## What they're looking for

- B.A/B.S. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics or related field
- A minimum of 5+ years of industry related laboratory experience
- Strong molecular biology skills, e.g. DNA/RNA purification, nucleic acids hybridization, PCR, qPCR
- Experience with NGS (preparing libraries, running NGS instruments), NGS data processing is a big plus
- Previous hands-on work with RNA is desirable
- Previous exposure to NGS data, analysis, and statistics as well as a willingness to develop skills further is a big plus

Tags: Molecular Biology