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NanoString Technologies

NanoString Technologies

Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Thursday, November 9, 2023

Our Mission is to Map the Universe of Biology.

Improving the human condition is what fuels our passion for finding new ways of enabling scientific exploration. As a company, we strive to create end-to-end solutions that are simpler, easier, faster and more relevant to today’s life science challenges.

As the pioneer in the field of spatial biology, NanoString enables scientists across the globe to envision molecular interactions in three dimensions with three different systems, the nCounter® Analysis System, the GeoMx® Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP) and the CosMx™ Spatial Molecular Imager (SMI) platform. As a result, scientists can see the multiomic expression of genes and proteins in the natural context of tissue structure.

Since our founding in 2003, we have earned a reputation as a respected, trusted pioneer of innovative technologies that support our customers in their relentless pursuit of answers. Our products are based on a novel digital molecular barcoding technology invented at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle under the direction of Dr. Leroy Hood.

With our technologies, our customers continue to extend our understanding of biology to answer previously unsolvable questions with consistent, reliable results.

However, NanoString is much more than innovative products. The secret sauce to the company’s success is our people, who are committed to excellence and dedicated to catalyzing the next biological revolution. Collectively, we live our corporate values of ambition, grit, ingenuity, authenticity, and customers every day…and never stop asking “What if?”

Job Summary:
Nanostring Technologies is seeking a highly motivated Senior Scientist to join the Product Development team in R&D department. This role will be at the forefront of spatial ‘omics technologies, working with our technology access program (TAP) lab for CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager and GeoMx platform. This role will be the key point of contact to manage customer interactions and help drive collaborations throughout the customers’ project life-cycle from experiment design to data analysis and data delivery. Our customers are key leaders in the spatial and single-cell ‘omics field, and this role will be expected to aide in the development of publications and presentations for these projects. This role requires a strong background in biological interpretation of spatial high-plex molecular data, skills in computation, and demonstrated engagement with the science community. This role is also expected to perform wet-lab bench work as needed for continuous product improvements, and development of new spatial assays.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a technical lead and key point of contact for direct interactions with our global customers for their research projects and academic/biopharma collaborations using CosMx and GeoMx platform.
  • Work with external customers and internal colleagues to address technical challenges on both assay performance and data analysis.
  • Work with customers and team members for experiment design and execution.
  • Analyze, interpret, and present results within the context of the biological question and implications for a given project.
  • Present results to technical and non-technical audiences; participate in scientific discussions.
  • Contribute to both assay development and analytical development of new assays.
  • Propose and implement improvements to existing products and data analysis pipelines.

Requirements:
• Ph.D in Life/Bioengineering/Computational Biology Sciences
• 6 plus years of industrial and/or post-doctoral work experience
• Extensive hands-on, state-of-the-art single-cell molecular biology assay development and data analysis experience
• Strong technical understanding and being able to optimize both chemistry and data analysis aspect of new assay products.
• Proficiency at biological data analysis and interpretation.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills exemplified by clear technical presentations to internal technical teams and external customers, as well as written documentation.
• Demonstrated experience in leading external collaborations and direct communication with customers. Ability to listen and understand customer questions, issues, and concerns, both technical and operational.
• Ability to be flexible in working time to accommodate time zones of our global customers for technical discussion.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with others in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Ability to multi-task and strictly meet project timelines.
• Ability to hybrid work with more than 40% of the time being on site at Nanostring’s headquarter in Seattle.
• Self starter with the ability to work both independently and as member of a project team.
• Strong critical thinking, troubleshooting skills and pay attention to details.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience analyzing multi-omics datasets, especially single-cell ‘omics, spatial 'omics, or digital pathology data using open source or enterprise bioinformatics software tools preferred.
  • Experience with product development of spatial transcriptome platforms preferred
  • Experience with tissue-based assay development preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge within a relevant biological area (oncology, immunology, etc.) preferred.
  • Proficient in python and/or R programming preferred.
  • Track-record of high-profile publications preferred.

Target Base Salary Range:

$115,000-$158,000

Base salary is an integral part of NanoString’s total compensation package. Base salary considers an individual’s skills, experience, and competitive market value. The base salary range represent what NanoString pays for a job within a salary grade based on external market data in comparison to similar positions from other companies in our industry. Employees generally enter a salary grade at the lower-to-mid-point in the range.

Other compensation elements include a discretionary annual bonus, incentive compensation for sales roles, Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grants for all new hires, comprehensive benefit plans and paid time off, including designated holidays.

NanoString is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. NanoString does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that it does not have a signed agreement with.

NanoString is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. NanoString does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that it does not have a signed agreement with.

NanoString is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. NanoString does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that it does not have a signed agreement with.

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT: NanoString has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that applies to ALL U.S. employees (regardless of work location), onsite contractors and visitors except as prohibited by applicable law. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees are required to provide proof of full vaccination within 31 days of their hiring date or have applied for an exemption for which an accommodation can be made. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final (or only) dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. Exemptions will be considered for medical conditions/disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, observations, or practices. For any visitor coming onsite to one of NanoString’s facilities, we must verify that the visitor is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to site entry and visitors must don a face mask at all times when onsite in a NanoString facility.

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