Research Associate, NGS

Twist is seeking a highly motivated individual to help support customers and their Next Generation Sequencing needs. This individual will work closely with R&D and Customer Support teams to help develop custom solutions for various sequencing applications. The candidate will be detail oriented who is compatible with fast paced environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Execution of designed NGS library preparation and target enrichment experiments
• Daily use of traditional molecular biology processes and techniques especially PCR, DNA quantitation, handling, and purification
• Track multiple projects and samples, maintain thorough, accurate and detailed, documentation of all work produced including problems and deviations

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Bachelors/ Associates degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry
• 1-3 years of hands-on research experience
• Strong background and hands-on lab experience in molecular biology techniques such as PCR, electrophoresis, hybridization, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with NGS and NGS applications (e.g. Running sequencers, performing whole genome sequencing, target enrichment, single cell sequencing, RNA-seq, exome-seq, ChIP Seq, or similar)

About Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.

 

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