Scientist II

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.

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The Scientist II is responsible as follows for the following:

• Prepare assay reagents, buffers, probe solutions, and microplates according to established procedures.
• Perform serial dilutions, concentration adjustments, and sample preparation with a high degree of accuracy.
• Operate and maintain automated liquid handling platforms to support high-throughput workflows.
• Maintain laboratory equipment, reagents, consumables, and inventory.
• Operate plate readers, HPLC, LC-MS, and other analytical instrumentation to perform quality control testing, data analysis, and sample characterization.
• Perform PCR-based quality control testing and follow applicable SOPs, laboratory safety requirements, and quality system procedures.
• Collect, analyze, interpret, and present experimental data to support process development, technical decision-making, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Support NGS workflows including sample preparation, library preparation, quantification, quality assessment, and sequencing-related activities.
• Support as needed feasibility studies, proof-of-concept experiments, and technology evaluations for new products and workflows.

This position is part of the Array R&D team and will be located in Sunnyvale, California USA. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to support project objectives and deliverables.
• Participate in process improvement, laboratory automation initiatives, root cause investigations and troubleshooting efforts to improve laboratory efficiency, robustness, and data quality.
• Partner with scientists and engineers to evaluate, implement, and optimize new laboratory technologies and workflows.
• Support next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows and expand knowledge of sequencing technologies and applications.
• Contribute to the research, development, optimization, and validation of laboratory workflows and analytical methods.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant laboratory experience.
• Experience in laboratory techniques such as pipetting, solution preparation, and dilution calculations.
• Familiarity with laboratory documentation, data management practices, and data interpretation.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a collaborative team environment.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience with using analytical equipment such as UV plate reader, qPCR, pH/conductivity meter, HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS, etc. 

• Experience operating automated liquid handling systems (Hamilton preferred).

• Experience working in a regulated environment and following controlled procedures.

• Experience supporting NGS workflows, including library preparation and sequencing sample processing.

• Familiarity with data analysis tools such as Excel, JMP, or Minitab.

• Familiarity with electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN) for documentation of experimental procedures and results.

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $93,000 to $128,000 USD. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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