Senior Staff Scientist, Oligo Chemistry

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At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), 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.

Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all.

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The Senior Staff Scientist, Oligo Chemistry is responsible for conceiving, developing, and implementing innovative oligo synthesis technologies. This role combines deep hands-on scientific expertise with strategic technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and mentorship. The position plays a critical role in advancing core technology platforms, enabling new products and services, and driving scientific and commercial impact across the organization.

This position reports to the Director of Emerging Technologies and is part of the Emerging Technologies Team located in Sunnyvale, CA and will be an on-site role.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the conception, design, and implementation of novel oligo synthesis platforms, with emphasis on emerging technologies (e.g. novel chemical, enzymatic, array or microfluidics)
• Provide technical assessments of potential partner technologies in the domain of oligo synthesis
• Leverage your breadth of expertise to deliver transformative capabilities for IDT's oligo synthesis platforms, from initial ideation to implementation in a manufacturing environment.
• Mentor and train others in laboratory and synthesis expertise
• Translate scientific innovation into commercially viable platforms and products.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related discipline. Advanced degree in organic chemistry preferred.
• Minimum of 7+ years laboratory research synthesizing and working with nucleic acids (e.g. oligo synthesis, amplification, sequencing) required.
• Deep working familiarity with organic chemistry
• Experience with oligo synthesis process and products: chemistry, reagents, QC methods, and customer requirements
• Proven track record of scientific innovation, including patents or peer-reviewed publications.
   

Other Requirements:

• Ability to travel 10% time domestic and international
• Ability to occasionally lift, move or carry equipment up to 10lb
• Ability to frequently work in a laboratory environment for extended periods

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

• Background in high-throughput biology, automation, and NGS-based analysis.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and sequence analysis workflows.
• Demonstrated success in translating research innovations into revenue-generating products or services.

IDT, 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 OR the hourly range for this role is $160,000-$200,000. 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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