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# Applications Scientist

- **Company:** Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $82,400.0 - $103,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Application Notes, Bioinformatics, Command-Line Interface, Multiplexing, Linux, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), High Performance Computing
- **Published:** July 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5e0228ff2236bcf2

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or a related Life Science discipline with 1â€"3 years of industry experience, or
 * Master's degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field.
 * Strong wet lab molecular biology experience gained through academic or industry research.
 * Solid understanding of molecular biology principles and experimental design.
 * Excellent troubleshooting and critical thinking skills.
 * Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
 * Ability to manage multiple projects in a collaborative, fast-paced environment., * Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS), particularly long-read sequencing technologies.
 * Experience working directly with customers or external collaborators.
 * Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and computational analysis.
 * Experience using Linux, command-line interfaces (CLI), HPC environments, Python, R, or data analysis workflows.
 * Knowledge of genomics applications including transcriptomics, metagenomics, targeted sequencing, or whole genome sequencing.

## Description

As an Applications Scientist, you will support strategic customer collaborations by designing and executing wet lab experiments, generating high-quality nanopore sequencing data, and partnering with bioinformatics, commercial, and R&D teams to deliver meaningful scientific outcomes.

You'll work across a wide variety of applications, including:

 * Rare and undiagnosed diseases
 * Oncology
 * Metagenomics
 * Single-cell and spatial biology
 * Multiomics
 * Whole genome sequencing
 * Transcriptomics
 * Targeted sequencing
 * Adaptive sampling

This role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your expertise across diverse sequencing applications while working directly with customers and internal scientific experts.

What You'll Do

Experimental Design & Laboratory Research

 * Design and execute sequencing experiments, including library preparation strategies and sequencing workflows.
 * Generate high-quality nanopore sequencing data from diverse sample types.
 * Perform molecular biology techniques including:
 + DNA and RNA extraction
 + Library preparation
 + PCR
 + Fragmentation and size selection
 + Library quality control
 + Cell culture
 * Troubleshoot technical challenges related to sample preparation, library construction, multiplexing strategies, and sequencing performance.

Customer & Scientific Collaboration

 * Partner with customers and internal teams to support strategic research collaborations.
 * Provide technical guidance on sequencing workflows, laboratory best practices, expected yields, and read-length optimization.
 * Collaborate closely with bioinformatics scientists to analyze and interpret sequencing results.
 * Contribute scientific expertise across multiple nanopore sequencing applications.

Scientific Communication

 * Prepare technical reports, presentations, posters, application notes, and other customer-facing materials.
 * Clearly communicate project outcomes and recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders.

Laboratory Operations

 * Maintain laboratory inventory, including reagents, consumables, sequencing flow cells, and supplies.Ensure laboratory activities comply with quality standards, safety procedures, and operational best practices.


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