90 assay development scientist jobs at 52 companies in Everett, MA
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Scientist, Assay Development (including NGS)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Cultivarium: Developing tools to engineer non-model microorganisms for research.
MS/PhD or equivalent experience in molecular/synthetic biology; deep hands-on NGS (Illumina, Oxford Nanopore) and nucleic acid workflows; assay design for non-model organisms; strong molecular biology, quantitative skills, and collaboration.
Scientist/Senior Scientist, Assay Development - Neuroscience Biomarkers
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
$115k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Spear Bio: Develops ultrasensitive protein detection technology for research and diagnostics.
Ph.D. required in a relevant field; expertise in fluid biomarkers and immunoassay development, experimental design, data analysis, troubleshooting, and scientific communication; ability to work onsite 5 days/week in Woburn, MA.
Parabilis Medicines: Developing helical peptide therapeutics for undruggable cancer targets.
2+ YOEPhD in a relevant discipline with 2+ years postdoctoral or industry experience; hands-on assay development across biochemical and cell-based formats; ability to design experiments, deliver decision-quality screening data, and introduce automation; strong communication skills.
AbbVieNYSE: ABBV: Develops and sells innovative pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical medicines.
2+ YOEBachelor's or MS in biology/biochemistry/pharmacology with ligand binding assay experience, proficiency with LIMS/ELN/Excel, assay development and troubleshooting, lab automation experience desirable.
Meso Scale Discovery (MSD), ELISA, Microsoft Excel, LIMS, ELN, rLIMS
CRISPR TherapeuticsNASDAQ: CRSP: Develops gene-editing medicines using the CRISPR/Cas9 platform.
4+ YOEExperienced in development and qualification of cell-based assays, mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, sequencing platforms, and statistical analysis; Ph.D. or equivalent industry experience and ability to lead assay lifecycle and tech transfer.
flow cytometry, droplet digital PCR, sanger sequencing, amplicon next generation sequencing, JMP, GraphPAD, Qubas, Softmax, FlowJo, MACSQuantify
Aurion Biotech: Developing regenerative cell therapies to restore vision for patients.
3+ YOEPhD (3–5 years) or MS (6–8 years) in related field with demonstrated analytical development experience for cell therapies; deep technical knowledge of assays (Flow Cytometry, dPCR/qPCR, ELISA, potency) and GMP method development; strong cross-functional collaboration and documentation skills.
Flagship Pioneering: Conceives, creates, and builds life science platform companies
8+ YOEPh.D. in a relevant field; 8+ years (Senior Scientist II) or 12+ years (Principal Scientist) industry/postdoc experience; deep expertise in NGS, assay development, sequencing operations, automation, and cross-functional leadership.
Deliverome Bio: Building an open-access atlas of surface protein abundance
PhD in proteomics or related field; DIA-MS experience; proteomics workflow development; enrichment-based assays; ability to troubleshoot and optimize platforms.
Terrana Biosciences: Develops RNA-based technology for crop protection and enhancement.
8+ YOEPh.D. in a related field required; 8+ years industry/postdoc experience (Senior Scientist) or 12+ years (Principal). Deep expertise in NGS, assay development, sequencing operations, automation, and cross-functional leadership.
Waters CorporationNYSE: WAT: Provider of analytical laboratory instruments and software.
0+ YOEAdvanced degree in chemistry/biology/biological or chemical engineering; experience with biomolecule characterization, LC/LC-MS workflows, assay platforms, scientific communication, and development of biomaterials for affinity separations.
ELISA, SPR, BLI, magnetic beads, field-flow fractionation, LC, LC-MS, IEX, SEC, RP, COMSOL, Ansys, CAD, 3D printing
(StealthCo) Scientist: Biology and Cell Pharmacology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Foresite Labs: Biotechnology incubator focused on AI-driven drug discovery and research.
0+ YOEPhD or BS/MS in cell/molecular biology or related field; hands-on tissue culture, molecular and protein assay expertise; assay development, data analysis, and strong communication skills.
flow cytometry, ELISA, high content imaging, Western blot, qPCR, RNA-seq
Visterra: Develops antibody-based therapies for kidney and immune-mediated diseases.
2+ YOEPhD with 2+ years in industry or BS with 10+ years; hands-on ASO/siRNA design, bioconjugation, cell-based assays, data analysis, CRO/vendor management, mentorship.
Alnylam PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: ALNY: Develops RNAi therapeutics to treat rare and common diseases.
0+ YOEPhD in relevant field (or equivalent experience: MS+8 yrs or BS+10 yrs). Expertise in ligand binding assays (ELISA, MSD, Quanterix, FACS, LCMS), assay development, data analysis, and strong communication skills.
Boston Children's Hospital: Providing comprehensive pediatric healthcare and medical research services.
7+ YOEMaster's in a STEM field plus 7 years research experience; strong iPSC tissue culture and neuroscience expertise; experience with neuron differentiation, phenotyping, imaging, MEA recording, assay development, and mentoring.
iPSC, high content imaging and analysis, multi-electrode array recording, calcium imaging, genome editing
PharmaEssentiaTaiwan Stock Exchange: 6446: Develops and provides biologics for hematology and oncology.
2+ YOEDesign and execute in vitro/ex vivo/in vivo immunology and pharmacology studies; 2+ years relevant research experience; B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in relevant field; experience with primary immune cell assays and immuno-oncology preferred.
AlnylamNasdaq: ALNY: Developing and commercializing RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics for diseases.
8+ YOEPhD in related field (or MS with 8+ years), extensive LC-MS/MS assay development and sample prep experience, metabolomics data analysis, familiarity with Python/R and omics bioinformatics, strong communication and publication record.
LC-MS/MS, Sciex QTRAP, Thermo Orbitrap, Python, R, Claude Code, Codex
Scientist II/Senior Scientist, Protein Sciences – Cell Binding Assays
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$125k-$175k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Manifold Bio: Designing tissue-targeted protein therapeutics using AI and in vivo screening.
3+ YOEPhD with 3+ years (or MS with 8+ years) biotech/pharma experience, expertise in mammalian cell line engineering, FACS and cell-based assay development, antibody characterization, and independent experimental design.