Senior Scientist II, R&D

Ginkgo Bioworks • Remote

Company

Ginkgo Bioworks

Location

Remote

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.Ā 


Ginkgo Biosecurity is building next-generation biosecurity infrastructure and deploying the technologies global leaders need to predict, detect, characterize, and respond to a wide variety of biological threats.

Responsibilities

  • Develop PCR panels for program deployment, contributing at all points from design to tech transfer
  • Work closely with the Quality team to develop metrics and reporting
  • In collaboration with other Technical Platform teams, generate, analyze and interpret PCR and sequencing data to inform product development
  • As subject matter expert on PCR and sequencing, review data, troubleshoot, and contribute to decisions on lab results and external assay validations
  • Contribute to technical assessments of new technologies, assays, and devices (commercially available or in development by other entities)
  • Maintain strong knowledge in relevant scientific areas such as pathogen genetics, metagenomics, detection methods, and associated sample types
  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

  • PhD in molecular virology or related fieldĀ 
  • Minimum 6 years of relevant experience
  • Strong experience with PCR assay development and execution, including digital PCR
  • Demonstrated expertise in metagenomics NGS
  • Experience with long read sequencing
  • Strong analytical skills, with an ability to make decisions based on sound scientific data
  • Demonstrated wet lab troubleshooting skills
  • Onsite availability at least 80%

Preferred Capabilities and Experience

  • Experience working in a matrix environment
  • Possess initiative and ability to identify issues and create solutions - strong bias for action
  • Ability to achieve goals in a fast-paced dynamic environment while delivering high quality results
  • Interpersonal and communication skills, emotional intelligence and an ability to work across organizational boundaries
  • Experience managing projects
  • Experience in wastewater, metagenomics, and disease causing microorganism

Total compensation for this role is market driven, with a starting salary of $150k+, as well as company stock awards.Ā  Base pay is ultimately determined based on a candidate's skills, expertise, and experience.Ā  We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental & vision coverage, health spending accounts, voluntary benefits, leave of absence policies, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) program with employer contribution, 8 paid holidays in addition to a full-week winter shutdown and unlimited Paid Time Off policy.

To learn more about Ginkgo, visitĀ www.ginkgobioworks.com/press/Ā or check out some curated press below:

  • What is it really like to take your company public via a SPAC? One Boston biotech shares its journey (Fortune)
  • Ginkgo Bioworks resizes the definition of going big in biotech, raising $2.5B in a record SPAC deal that weighs in with a whopping $15B-plus valuation (Endpoints News)
  • Ginkgo Bioworks CEO on scaling up Covid-19 testing: ā€˜If we try, we can win’ (CNBC)
  • Ginkgo raises $70 million to ramp up COVID-19 testing for employers, universities (Boston Globe)
  • Ginkgo Bioworks Redirects Its Biotech Platform to Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)
  • Ginkgo Bioworks Provides Support on Process Optimization to Moderna for COVID-19 Response (PRNewswire)
  • The Life Factory: Synthetic Organisms From This $1.4 Billion Startup Will Revolutionize Manufacturing (Forbes)
  • Synthetic Bio Pioneer Ginkgo Raises $290 Million in New Funding (Bloomberg)
  • Ginkgo Bioworks raises $350 million fund for biotech spinouts (Reuters)
  • Can This Company Convince You to Love GMOs? (The Atlantic)

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We also feel that it’s important to point out the obvious here – there’s a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.Ā Ā 

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We’re developing a powerful biological engineering platform, so we must remain mindful of the many ways our technology can – and will – impact people around the world. We care about how our platform is used, and having a diverse team to build it gives us the best chance that it’s something we’ll be proud of as it continues to grow. Therefore, it’s critical that we incorporate the diverse voices and visions of all those who play a role in the future of biology.

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It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet.Ā 

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10/19/2024

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