Scientist, NGS Research in Babraham, England at NeoGenomics Laboratories

Are you motivated to participate in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment? Do you want to join a company that invests in its employees? Are you seeking a position where you can use your skills while continuing to be challenged and learn? Then we encourage you to dive deeper into this opportunity.

NeoGenomics is looking for a Scientist who wants to learn to continue to learn in order to allow our company to grow. This is an onsite position in Cambridge, UK with a Monday - Friday, day shift. This is a fixed term contract position through 2027 and possibly beyond.

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Position Summary:

As a Scientist you will be able to apply your deep expertise in assay design and validation to further the development exisiting projects. You role will include hands-on experience in sequencing data analysis and interpretation. You will work across wet-lab and data analysis workflows and plays a key role in assay development, validation, troubleshooting, and high-quality data delivery in a regulated laboratory environment

Responsibilities:

• Design, optimize, and validate primers/probes for NGS applications
• Hands-on execution of wet-lab testing for NGS workflows
• Perform variant calling, alignment review, and quality assessment for NGS datasets
• Identify and troubleshoot data quality issues and recommend corrective actions
• Support assay development, RUO/LDT validations, troubleshooting, and performance optimization

Education, Experience & Qualifications:

• Advanced degree, PhD strongly preferred in Life, Physical or Computer Science
• At least two years of applied experience with Molecular (NGS) platform and assay development
• Demonstrate solid understanding of laboratory and/or analytical techniques
• Develop and deliver complex directions and scientific project plans
• Capture and record complex scientific data accurately and reliably with attention to detail
• Communicate effectively through written and verbal presentations and use software tools to produce high-impact data presentations
• Problem solve independently and escalate issues appropriately and in a timely manner
• Work independently and collaboratively within a team environment

The Research and Development focus specializes in activities related to innovation, introduction of new products and services, or improvement of current products in accordance with established regulatory standards.This role involves functioning as an independent PhD scientist, addressing diverse and complex problems while autonomously selecting appropriate methods and techniques, and delivering moderate to significant impact on project outcomes.