Research Associate (Single Cell Analysis), Verily Life Sciences – Google – Mountain View, CA

Job ID: 5532
Job date: 2016-05-05
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Company : Google 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Verily Life Sciences is focused on shifting health care from a reactive, undifferentiated approach to a proactive, targeted approach by transforming the detection, prevention, management and even our basic understanding of disease.

Verily is seeking a research associate to establish and operate low input cell analysis platforms for internal and external research projects. The successful candidate will have prior hands-on experience isolating and profiling single and/or small numbers of cells, and have molecular biology expertise in PCR, DNA manipulation, RNA isolation, and library preparation for deep sequencing. You will play a crucial role supporting our efforts aimed at revolutionizing healthcare to be more proactive, preventative, and tailored to individuals.
Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot single cell isolation and analysis instrumentation

Execute complex molecular biology protocols in a robust and consistent manner

Keep accurate records of samples and processes in a LIMS system

Perform troubleshooting and testing of experimental workflows. Contribute to the dissemination of results

Support and maintain research inventory, calibrate instruments, and perform purchasing, record-keeping, and related administrative tasks

Minimum Qualifications

BA/BS degree in the life sciences or engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Experience with cell culture, single cell isolation techniques, and sequencing library preparation methods

Preferred Qualifications

1 year of experience working in a molecular biology or genomics laboratory

Experience with magnetic manipulation of nucleic acids and/or automation technologies

Understanding of bioinformatics pipelines for processing and interpreting sequencing data

Ability to multitask many projects at once

Enthusiasm, independence, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Area

The Verily Life Sciences team is focused on helping to move healthcare from reactive to proactive. Combining expertise from the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, electrical engineering, computer science, we’re developing new technology tools for physicians that can integrate easily into daily life and help transform the detection, prevention, and management of disease. Current projects in development include a smart contact lens with miniaturized glucose sensor ; a nanodiagnostics platform to help with early detection of disease ; and Liftware utensils for people with tremor. For more information, please see our website .


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