Assay Development Scientist – Profiling Development

6 days ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada nomic Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

About the Role
At Nomic, we're building the world's highest throughput protein profiling platform to help scientists extend lives. As an Assay Development Scientist on the Profiling Development team, you'll design and optimize high-content proteomic assays that push the capabilities of our core nELISA technology.
You'll develop scalable, high-throughput assays and the Quality Control (QC) systems to ensure they perform reliably across diverse sample types. From fluorescent signal optimization to complex matrix handling, your work will directly power our ability to profile millions of proteins with precision and speed.
You'll collaborate closely with teammates across Automation, Data, Software, and Operations — owning method development, troubleshooting, validation, and smooth adoption of new workflows into production.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Assay Development & QC – Design, validate, and optimize proteomic assays and corresponding QC strategies to ensure robustness, sensitivity, and scalability across nELISA workflows.

  • Fluorescent Labeling Optimization – Evaluate and improve conjugation chemistries, dye performance, and amplification strategies to maximize signal quality in complex biological matrices.

  • Detection Method Optimization – Characterize and enhance flow cytometry and other optical detection techniques to meet performance targets and spectral requirements.

  • Sample Diversity & Integration – Develop and validate protocols for diverse sample types, working with Automation to scale and integrate them into high-throughput workflows.

  • Cross-functional Collaboration – Drive assay development from concept through deployment in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Support root cause investigations, continuous improvements, and protocol handoffs to the Profiling team.

About You

  • You're passionate about enabling high-impact science through rigorous, scalable assay design.

  • You enjoy hands-on experimentation and bring a detail-oriented, analytical mindset to solving complex challenges.

  • You thrive in cross-functional teams and take initiative to move work forward collaboratively.

  • You care deeply about data quality, reproducibility, and building assays that stand up to real-world variation.

  • You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and excited to contribute to a platform that's transforming proteomics.

What You Bring

  • Ph.D. or M.Sc in Bio-Engineering or other biotechnology-related field, with 5+ years of hands-on experience in assay development — ideally within a biotech or life sciences company.

  • Strong technical foundation in fluorescence-based bioassays, including experience with conjugation chemistry, and fluorescent labeling strategies.

  • Proficiency with techniques such as ELISA, flow cytometry, bead-based assays, bioconjugation and purification, spectroscopy, or molecular biology.

  • Experience working with complex biological samples and developing assays that account for matrix variability and real-world conditions.

  • Familiarity with biotech R&D or manufacturing standards (e.g., GLP, GMP) and comfort with analyzing assay performance data to drive improvements.

  • Clear, collaborative communication and a track record of managing projects across diverse teams.

About Nomic
Nomic was founded with a simple but ambitious goal: to make biology easier to measure.
We developed nELISA, a breakthrough proteomic platform that combines DNA nanotechnology, high-dimensional flow cytometry, lab automation, and machine learning. Our platform can process over 2.5 million samples per year — generating 500 million protein assays — and is used by top-tier pharma companies and drug discovery groups.
Backed by $42M in Series B funding, we're scaling fast. We've profiled more than 60 million proteins from over 400,000 samples, and our work is enabling discoveries that help extend lives. Read more in our Series B announcement.Job Details

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À propos du poste

Chez Nomic, nous construisons la plateforme de profilage protéique à plus haut débit au monde pour aider les scientifiques à prolonger la vie.

En tant que Scientifique en développement de tests au sein de l'équipe Profiling Development, vous serez chargé(e) de concevoir et d'optimiser des tests protéomiques à haut contenu qui repoussent les limites de notre technologie nELISA.

Vous développerez des tests évolutifs à haut débit ainsi que les systèmes de contrôle qualité (CQ) nécessaires pour garantir leur fiabilité sur une large variété d'échantillons. De l'optimisation du signal fluorescent à la gestion de matrices complexes, votre travail contribuera directement à notre capacité de profiler des millions de protéines avec précision et rapidité.

Vous collaborerez étroitement avec des équipes transverses en automatisation, données, logiciels et opérations — prenant en charge le développement méthodologique, la résolution de problèmes, la validation et l'intégration fluide de nouveaux workflows en production.

Ce que vous ferez
  • Développement de tests & CQ – Concevoir, valider et optimiser des tests protéomiques et les stratégies de contrôle qualité correspondantes afin d'assurer leur robustesse, sensibilité et évolutivité dans le cadre des workflows nELISA.

  • Optimisation du marquage fluorescent – Évaluer et améliorer les chimies de conjugaison, les performances des colorants et les stratégies d'amplification afin de maximiser la qualité du signal dans des matrices biologiques complexes.

  • Optimisation des méthodes de détection – Caractériser et améliorer les techniques de cytométrie en flux et autres méthodes de détection optique afin de répondre aux exigences de performance et de spectre.

  • Diversité des échantillons & intégration – Développer et valider des protocoles adaptés à divers types d'échantillons, et collaborer avec l'équipe automatisation pour les intégrer dans des workflows à haut débit.

  • Collaboration interfonctionnelle – Piloter le développement des tests de la conception à la mise en production dans un environnement collaboratif et dynamique. Participer aux investigations des causes racines, à l'amélioration continue et au transfert de protocoles vers l'équipe Profiling.

À propos de vous
  • Vous êtes passionné(e) par la science à fort impact et la conception de tests rigoureux et évolutifs.

  • Vous aimez l'expérimentation pratique et adoptez une approche analytique et méticuleuse pour résoudre des problèmes complexes.

  • Vous vous épanouissez dans des équipes pluridisciplinaires et prenez des initiatives pour faire avancer les projets collectivement.

  • Vous attachez une grande importance à la qualité des données, à la reproductibilité et au développement de tests robustes face aux variations du monde réel.

  • Vous êtes à l'aise avec l'ambiguïté et motivé(e) à contribuer au développement d'une plateforme qui transforme la protéomique.

Votre profil
  • Doctorat ou Master en bio-ingénierie ou dans un domaine connexe des biotechnologies, avec plus de 5 ans d'expérience pratique en développement de tests — idéalement dans une entreprise en biotechnologie ou sciences de la vie.

  • Solide expertise technique en bioessais basés sur la fluorescence, y compris une expérience en chimie de conjugaison et stratégies de marquage fluorescent.

  • Maîtrise de techniques telles que ELISA, cytométrie en flux, tests sur billes, bioconjugaison et purification, spectroscopie ou biologie moléculaire.

  • Expérience de travail avec des échantillons biologiques complexes et développement de tests prenant en compte la variabilité des matrices et les conditions réelles.

  • Bonne connaissance des normes de R&D ou de fabrication dans le secteur des biotechnologies (ex. : BPL, BPF), avec capacité à analyser les données de performance des tests pour en tirer des améliorations.

  • Excellente communication, esprit collaboratif et capacité à gérer des projets transverses.

À propos de Nomic

Nomic a été fondée avec un objectif simple mais ambitieux : rendre la biologie plus facile à mesurer. Nous avons développé nELISA, une plateforme protéomique révolutionnaire combinant la nanotechnologie ADN, la cytométrie en flux multidimensionnelle, l'automatisation de laboratoire et l'intelligence artificielle. Notre plateforme peut traiter plus de 2,5 millions d'échantillons par an, générant 500 millions de dosages protéiques, et elle est déjà utilisée par les plus grandes entreprises pharmaceutiques et équipes de découverte de médicaments. Soutenue par 42 millions USD de financement en série B, notre croissance est rapide. Nous avons déjà profilé plus de 60 millions de protéines issues de plus de échantillons, permettant des découvertes qui contribuent à prolonger la vie. Lire notre communiqué de Série B →



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