Scientist III, Diagnostic Product Development (Contract)

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.

Our Values:

• We Seek A Better Way: We innovate boldly, learn from our setbacks, and are resilient in our pursuit to transform cancer care

• We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, commit to quality, and bring fun to our hard work

• We Are Stronger Together: We collaborate openly, seek to understand, and celebrate our wins

• We Care Deeply: We embrace our differences, do the right thing, and encourage each other

The Position:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Veracyte R&D Team as a Scientist III. This position requires planning and executing technical studies aimed at evaluating the performance of molecular in vitro diagnostic tests in the field of oncology. To be a successful candidate, we would like you to share our commitment to teamwork and collaboration and be excited by the challenges of applying your scientific expertise to develop genomic tests that improve patient diagnosis and treatment.

Location: This is an onsite position based in our South San Francisco office.

Contract length: 12 months

Responsibilities:

• Participate in diagnostic test development, inclusive of development and verification testing, to ensure that IVD products conform to product specifications

• Participate in writing study protocols and technical reports related to development and verification studies testing diagnostic products that become part of the Design History File and regulatory filings.

• Collaborate with technical team members to conduct laboratory experiments and document testing.

• Interact with multi-disciplinary teams such as the data analysis team to coordinate data transfer.

Who You Are:

• PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience, or a BS/MS in the same fields with 8+ years of experience.

• Prior experience in developing and/or verifying molecular IVD assays, genomics assays, or laboratory developed tests is required.

• Experience with molecular platforms (e.g. next-generation sequencing, microarrays and/or qPCR) in the context of assay development and testing clinical specimens. Experience with NGS protocols is strongly preferred.

• Prior experience with IVD assay Verification and/or Validation study design, planning, lab execution and documentation is strongly preferred.

• Hands-on knowledge of the biochemistry underlying multi-component molecular biology methods at the sample preparation and assay level.

• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; including demonstrated ability to work well with others in team environment.

• Ability to translate experimental results into technical reports and presentations.

• Familiarity with IVD regulations (FDA 21 CFR Parts 820 and ISO 13485:2016) or CLIA regulations is desired.

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The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Pay range
$70—$81 USD

What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).

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