As a Research Associate at Lucence, you will be part of a dynamic team and contribute to the development and optimisation of new genomic medicine technologies in our fight against cancer.
Your key responsibilities would include:
- Working closely with R&D team members to establish and maintain a reliable molecular diagnostic product pipeline that fills critical R&D goals at Lucence.
- Planning and executing laboratory molecular diagnostic experiments to implement new assays and improve current assays, including analytical and clinical validation of assays.
- Writing summary reports, contributing to scientific discussions and presenting technical data to achieve R&D objectives and to advance R&D efforts.
- Contributing to research-oriented projects for clinical validation of tests (in collaboration with external organizations).
- Maintaining workflows and writing standard protocols for performance of validated molecular diagnostic assays.
- Participating in knowledge and technology transfer to other technical sections of the company.
- Performing lab management duties including procurement and inventory management.
- Performing other relevant duties as assigned to further Lucence’s progress in R&D. This may also include authoring publications to share Lucence’s research and clinical findings.
To be a good fit for this role, you would have:
- At least a degree in Biomedical Science, Life Sciences or its equivalent.
- Familiarity with molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extraction, real-time PCR, molecular cloning, genotyping and NGS.
- At least 2 years of working experience in research and development is a plus, but not a necessity.
- The ability to work independently as well as in a team.
- Good communication and presentation skills and an ability to write short summary reports.
- Strong self-motivation, resilience, adaptability, and a keen interest in learning.
