Staff Scientist, Surface Chemistry

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness. We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Scientist to join our surface chemistry team and provide scientific leadership in the development of innovative new products in the field of next-generation sequencing and multiomics applications. In this role, you will lead execution across multiple projects, drive innovation through original ideas and thought leadership, and serve as a key scientific collaborator across functions to translate research concepts into robust, manufacturable products. This role will report to the Director, Surface Chemistry and will be a San Diego based role. If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Design, develop, and evaluate novel surface chemistry approaches to enable next-generation sequencing/multiomics applications Design and evaluate novel surface chemistry solutions on microfluidic and lab-on-chip devices, with a strong understanding of how device geometry and flow conditions influence surface performance and assay outcomes Define and lead product development efforts, including experimental design, prototyping, functional testing, and data analysis Troubleshoot performance issues related to surface fouling, non-specific binding, or cell compatibility Identify and resolve experimental challenges related to assay design, protocol execution, reagent selection, and surface performance Support the transfer of surface chemistry solutions from research into product development and manufacturing, in collaboration with process d