Description
Biobot Analytics leverages wastewater analysis to inform public health decision making through wastewater based epidemiology. Our lab in Cambridge, MA analyzes wastewater from across the US for SARS-CoV-2, opiates, and other biomarkers and pathogens. Biobot is looking for a Process Development Scientist to help us scale our diagnostics lab and productionize more assays, empowering communities and organizations to make public health decisions based on reliable data.
The Process Development Scientist will be the lead scientist within our molecular biology diagnostics lab, ensuring the high quality and rigor of our assays, improving our processes and transferring new assays from our R&D team into production. We need you to serve our customers the public health data they need - through the development and improvement of new molecular biology assays.
What you will be doing
* Troubleshooting equipment and improving workflows
* Validating reagents and equipment, and developing SOPs
* Mentoring research associates within our production team
* Leading process improvement efforts and developing plans for transferring new assays into production
Requirements (what you need to succeed)
* PhD + 2 years industry work experience or Master's + 6 years industry work experience or Bachelor's + 10 years work experience
* At least 2 years of experience in a production laboratory, working with molecular biology assays (PCR, NGS etc.)
* Quality control and/or process improvement and/or technology transfer experience in the above
* Technologically savvy; experience developing/modifying LIMS
* A collaborative and get-stuff-done attitude
Bonuses (what will help you succeed)
* Experience with production-level qPCR and NGS
* Advanced degree in Molecular Biology
* Experience mentoring junior scientists
* Experience with scaling assays and with automation
Physical requirements and special demands
* Must be able to work while standing for extended periods of time.
* On occasion, lift and organize supplies up to 25 lbs.
Our Benefits
HEALTH
Free medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families, including a $0 deductible medical plan. We want our employees to manage their health and that of their families without worrying about high premiums or deductibles.
SELF CARE
Unlimited PTO with 3 week minimum. Whether it's playing MTG or D&D, singing on stage, camping, raising chickens, or anything else that inspires, we want our employees to unplug and explore their passions.
BIOBABIES
12 weeks parental leave at 100% pay. We love Biobabies and know that bonding with a new child is a critical need for employees and Biobabies alike.
SAVINGS
3% Biobot 401k contribution. Regardless of whether our employees contribute, we contribute 3% of salaries into participating employees' 401k accounts because we want to support their long-term financial goals.
WORKSPACE
$500 home office stipend for remote employees; free parking + commuter benefits and free meals for lab employees. Onsite or at home, we ensure our employees' workspace is set up for success.
About Biobot
At Biobot, we are working together to build a team environment in which everyone can thrive and is proud to belong. We are an equal opportunity employer and our goal is to be a diverse team that is representative, at all job levels, of the society we live in. We encourage applications from candidates of all identities and backgrounds, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in technology startups.
Our mission is to transform wastewater infrastructure into public health observatories.
Named as one of Fast Company's most innovative companies in the world in 2021, Biobot Analytics is a wastewater epidemiology company and uses technology developed at MIT to measure biomarkers in sewage to better understand population health in cities. We first launched an opioid product to support government and public health officials in responding to the opioid epidemic, and in 2020 launched a Covid19 product to estimate the scope and trend of the outbreak in communities. We have operated in almost 500 communities across 43 U.S. states, generating Covid19 case estimates for over 13% of the U.S. population.
Battling the opioid epidemic and now the Covid19 pandemic is just the beginning - we're transforming sewage into a data asset and building a public health database. Eventually, Biobot data will be an early warning system for disease outbreaks, a map of nutrition disparities, and more. Headquartered in the Boston area with an office in NYC, we aim to create the bedrock of human health infrastructure and smart cities in countries across all six continents.
Please note that we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time.
