RESEARCH SCIENTIST I, METHODS DEVELOPMENT LAB - BROAD INSTITUTE
The combination of biotechnological and computational advances over the past decade has substantially augmented our ability to create high-performance methods, thereby driving biological discovery and development of transformative medical breakthroughs. While this accelerated pace of methods development offers great promise, the rapid expansion of novel techniques gives rise to new challenges regarding adoption and effective implementation. To capitalize on these exciting technological advances with a strong emphasis on driving novel methods adoption, the Broad Institute has formed the Methods Development Lab, a highly collaborative entity to identify high-value scientific frontiers and generate and disseminate high-performance end-to-end productionized approaches to the community.
The Research Scientist is responsible for driving the development of novel molecular techniques related to -omic technologies that will positively impact the Broad Institute science and technological capabilities and offerings within the Genomics Platform. The Research Scientist will lead collaborative projects with Broad Programs and Platforms, with an emphasis on Cell Circuits, the Klarman Cell Observatory, Gene Regulation Observatory, Immunology Program, Data Sciences Platform, and Genetic Perturbation Platform. In addition, the Research Scientist will keep current with the state of the field and interests/needs of Broad researchers and work with the Methods Development Lab Group Leader to conceptualize, prioritize, and then develop new methods. The Research Scientist will work closely with Genomics Platform R&D, Automation, LIMS, production teams, and Data Sciences Platform to translate novel methods into production scale processes to make them available to the community.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Drive novel technology development projects within specific areas as agreed upon with the MDL Group Leader.
• Help evaluate new -omic technologies to determine utility, impact, fit with Genomics Platforms capabilities and interests.
• Work closely with DSP computational biologists to create analytic methods for novel technologies and novel resources for the community.
• Mentor junior team members and serve as a resource for molecular biology techniques. • Oversee research associates and computational biologists working on MDL projects.
• Assist in obtaining federal, philanthropic, institutional, or industrial funding opportunities for technology development.
• Publish novel methods in collaboration with Broad scientists.
• Seek intellectual property protection for inventions that are conceived of or developed while a member of the GP.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Must be passionate and deeply committed to the mission of the Methods Development Lab and the entire Broad.
• Must be forward-thinking and innovative, with a nimble scientific/technical mind, able to rapidly develop and execute on creative solutions.
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form.
• Deep molecular biology experience.
• Strong data analysis skills.
QUALIFICATIONS
• PhD in Molecular Biology
• Proven experience in writing successful proposal for funding of technology development