Staff/Sr. Automation Engineer in Redwood City, CA for Guardant Health

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Guardant Health

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Posted:
March 3, 2021
Location:
Redwood City, California
Type:
Full Time - Experienced
Discipline:
Engineering
Required Education:
4 Year Degree

This role works out of our Headquarters in Redwood City, CA. Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic Guardant Health has temporarily classified this role as ‘partial working from home status’, meaning as duties apply this role the person will be expected onsite a few days a week. We will fully return onsite at HQ when it is determined safe to do so.

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary blood tests, vast data sets, and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health Oncology Platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes, and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has launched liquid biopsy-based Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx, and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced-stage cancer patients. These tests fuel development of its LUNAR program, which aims to address the needs of early-stage cancer patients with neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment selection, cancer survivors with surveillance, asymptomatic individuals eligible for cancer screening, and individuals at a higher risk for developing cancer with early detection.

Job Description

Are you a scientist or engineer with a proven track record of automation and scaling. Are you eager to take part in the development of high growth, a fast-paced company?

Do you have an interdisciplinary background in molecular biology, lab automation, and programming? A background with design, development, testing, implementing, and supporting automated sample-processing workflows?

Do you have a background in a requirements-driven approach (withing a clinical laboratory/molecular biology-based laboratory)?

The ideal candidate will be able to:

  • Apply scientific methods and engineering skills in efforts for scalability sample processing workflows.
  • Collaborate or lead cross-functional teams working in a variety of projects to explore, develop, optimize, test, and put in place scalable solutions for sample processing workflows.
  • Demonstrate a solid understanding of business and user requirements and improving efficiency, throughput, and quality of processes.
  • Contribute to protocol generation, report writing, and presentation preparation.
  • Operate, program, and troubleshoot liquid handling robotics platforms for whole blood separation - preferably on a Hamilton platform. 
  • Integrate automated methods with sample tracking and data management software (is a plus)

  • BS degree in engineering or science, with 5-8 years of related experience. MS with 4+ years of related work experience or a Ph.D. with 3+ years of related work experience. Preferred degrees; Molecular Biology, Genetics or Biochemistry, Bio-Engineering or, Chemical Engineering.
  • Experience streamlining workflows, developing automated laboratory processes, and instrumentation systems, from concept generation. As well as requirements gathering through to process validation and implementation.
  • Hands-on experience with operating and programming liquid handling robotics platforms
  • Experience with Hamilton liquid handlers
  • Experience in automated development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays and/or standard molecular biology techniques. (ie: nucleic acid isolation and purification, DNA quantitation, PCR, etc.)
  • Experience working within regulated environments (IVD, LDT, etc.)
  • Strong communication and collaborative skills
  • Ability to work, internal & external with diverse scientific, engineering, operational, and regulatory disciplines.
  • Experience with statistical data analysis, monitoring data quality, and troubleshooting technical problems.
  • Has NGS or Diagnostic company background

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies up to 20 lbs and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposed to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

To learn more about the information collected when you apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used, please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.

Please visit our career page at:  http://www.guardanthealth.com/jobs/ 

NOTES:
2 openings.
Internal Number: TIS-AUT-20-002
About Guardant Health
Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company dedicated to helping conquer cancer through our proprietary blood tests, vast data sets, and advanced analytics. Cancer is data starved. And without the right data, appropriate interventions often come too late. We believe the key to conquering cancer is unprecedented access to its molecular information throughout all stages of the disease. We are developing a solution through tests that require only a blood sample. Guardant Health develops breakthrough diagnostic technologies to improve cancer management. With Guardant360, we offer real-time, biopsy-free tumor sequencing that tracks tumor genomics in real-time and identifies associated treatment options. Guardant Health has raised almost $200M, and is led by a seasoned management team of thought leaders and successful serial entrepreneurs in next generation sequencing and rare cell diagnostics. They are advised by an oncologist-led medical steering committee from leading cancer centers.
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