Laboratory Scientist

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada Imagia Canexia Health Full time

**Laboratory Scientist**

Location: Vancouver Laboratory (on-site)

Status: Permanent Full-Time Position

Imagia Canexia Health is looking for a Laboratory Scientist who will become an integral part of a collaborative and innovative team leading the design and development of cancer genomic assays, including tissue-based assays and blood-based circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) tests. The Laboratory Scientist is part of our laboratory research and product development team and reports to the Principal Scientist, Assay Development. You will be a key team player working in the cross-functional research and product development teams to ensure rigorous, fast-paced assay development of our molecular oncogenomic assays. You are passionate about precision medicine and helping cancer patients by developing high-quality biomarker detection assays and ensuring our assays are accessible to all.

What you’ll do
- Lead research, experimental design, planning, execution, and troubleshooting of experimental methodologies for assay product development
- Produces appropriate sequencing data for R&D and new product development
- Maintains knowledge of precision oncology, genomics technology development
- Effectively communicates and collaborates across development teams including, bioinformatics, computational biology, artificial intelligence, engineering and software, product and project management to ensure timely development of the highest quality end-to-end products.
- Responsible for training, onboarding and mentoring of research and development team members
- Contributes to product testing and validations including but not limited to troubleshooting, planning, designing experiments, analysis and report writing.
- Provide technical support and expertise to internal and customer-facing teams regarding methodologies, assays and products
- Contributes and presents results in internal scientific meetings, innovation planning, conferences
- Helps to create appropriate resources for new methods and assays, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), user manuals, scientific manuscripts, and educational materials
- Assume leadership for the execution and of new assay products, working under minimum supervision and will report to the Principal Scientist, Assay Development.

Who you are
- A Ph.D. in molecular biology, cancer genomics, or related discipline with a minimum of 3+ years work-related experience.
- An enthusiastic molecular biologist with genomic assay development and next generation sequencing experience including methodologies such as multiplex amplicon panels, hybrid capture-based, whole genome sequencing methods using next-generation sequencing technology such as Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, etc.
- Knowledge in the oncology and precision medicine field
- Design and development experience with other molecular biology platforms that support orthogonal validation of NGS including droplet digital PCR, qPCR, etc.
- Competent in using bioinformatics analysis tools and genomic databases
- Experience in leading and mentoring a team
- A positive and highly collaborative innovative team player that can effectively communicate across cross-functional teams
- A highly driven individual that values high quality, integrity, and dedication and thrives in a fast-paced business environment

Who we are

We believe everyone with cancer should have the same fighting chance to survive and thrive. We work in a rapidly evolving field that attracts smart, talented people who are committed to making a difference for cancer patients. But not everyone has access to the latest advances. People who join us are committed to bringing equity to critical aspects of cancer care. We develop a unique end-to-end from sample to reporting platform that can be transferred to our global laboratory partners. We are a lean and driven team building on this vision from the ground up.

Help us make cancer testing accessible to all

Imagia Canexia Health embraces a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We are an equal-opportunity employer.

How to apply

We thank all applicants, however, only those to be considered for an interview will be contacted.



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