Staff Scientist, Reagent Development
San Carlos, CA /
Reagent & Platform Development /
Full Time
/ On-site
At Nautilus, we have a big and important mission: improve the health of millions by unleashing the potential of the proteome to accelerate drug development and enable a new world of precision and personalized medicine. We are developing a single-molecule protein analysis platform of unprecedented sensitivity, scale, and ease of use that we believe will democratize access to the proteome – one of the most dynamic and valuable sources of biological insight. To accomplish this, we are pursuing deep, hard science with an entrepreneurial mindset and creating a world-class team of builders, innovators, and dreamers across a wide range of disciplines.
The Reagent & Metrology Development group plays a key role at Nautilus, integral to the successful development of our reagent kits. As a Staff Scientist, Reagent Development, you will function as the bridge between the Development and Manufacturing organizations, devise/implement/optimize high quality, scalable reagent production methods meeting manufacturing readiness and ensuring product performance specifications.
Responsibilities
- Participate in a team of technically strong, high-performing, process-minded individuals to develop and validate scalable reagent purification, manufacturing processes and performance metrics to ensure the production of high-quality kit reagents.
- Explore and implement new separation methods and high-throughput automation technologies.
- Identify failure modes, sources of variation, optimal methods, and balance performance vs. cost.
- Drive root cause and permanent corrective actions to resolve quality issues as they arise.
- Work cross-functionally to support small scale reagent lot builds for internal testing purposes, implement test plans, design/pilot robust production methods and facilitate transition to internal/external manufacturing teams.
- Author SOPs, assist development of verification/validation methods and support implementation of statistical process control.
Requirements
- PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Protein Science, Pharmaceutical Science, or related scientific discipline with at least 4+ years’ relevant industry experience
- Demonstrated history of domain technical leadership, familiarity with industry standard product development processes and successful product commercialization in a Life Sciences company.
- Detailed knowledge of protein, nucleic acid handling and nanoparticle handling, manipulation, biochemistry, purification and characterization.
- Experience with liquid chromatography techniques (SEC, IEX, HIC, Affinity, etc.), membrane filtration techniques (centrifugal, TFF, HF-TFF, etc.) and bioconjugation techniques (chemical, enzymatic, etc.) is required
- An ability to plan and conduct scientific experiments and effectively analyze, interpret, and present experimental results.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
- Statistical skills for process development (DoE, QbD, etc.).
- Excellent communication skills, as well as proven organizational and time-management skills.
Nautilus Team Culture
- We are curious go-getters: this is a team of life-long learners who aren’t afraid to tackle the big challenges and we embrace the journey.
- We are detail oriented: we do great science by working smart & with diligence where we learn from our trials and mistakes.
- We are easy to work with: we want our workplace to be one where everyone can share their perspective and be treated with respect and kindness.
$135,000 - $165,000 a year
The hiring pay range for this position is based on skills, education and experience relevant to the role; title may be assessed one level lower or higher, accordingly. Other components of total compensation include a competitive options grant at the time of hire (with potential for additional grants).
Benefits include medical, vision, and dental insurance, group and supplemental life insurance, 401k retirement plan, responsible (unlimited) paid time off, parental leave, and more.
