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Illumina is seeking a talented individual to fulfill a Scientist 1 role in next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay research and development. This is a unique opportunity to join a talented team of scientists at the frontier of innovation in spatial transcriptomics. At Illumina you will work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment and help create novel molecular biology assays that support expansion of Illumina’s spatial transcriptomics portfolio Responsibilities Design and execute lab-based experiments using biochemistry and molecular biology skills Troubleshoot and optimize workflows and assays to improve performance Innovate new spatial transcriptomics methods and devise solutions to technical issues Work independently and...

Position Senior Financial Analyst, R&D Finance Location San Diego, CA (Hybrid) Reports To Associate Director, Finance – R&D FLSA Status Exempt The R&D Finance Business Partner provides finance support for a complex portfolio of R&D functions, programs, strategic initiatives, and R&D leadership team members. The role works with R&D and Finance leadership to translate technical and operational activity into clear financial insight, improve forecast accuracy, evaluate investment trade-offs, and support resource decisions across operating expense, headcount, and capital investment. This position operates as an individual contributor in a matrixed environment with limited day-to-day direction. Success requires strong financial...

This position maintains and repairs the facility's structure, equipment and ground, including plumbing, electrical and HVAC. Key Responsibilities Responsible for mechanical service calls and in-house repairs throughout facility and grounds. Performs skilled trade work, such as carpentry or painting in the construction, repair or alteration of structures such as walls, roofs or office fixtures. Monitor, maintain document and perform preventative maintenance on HVAC system including central plant. May provide guidance and oversee other personnel. May work from sketches, blueprints, and drawings. Act as liaison and supervise work of contractors. Be on call and able to respond 7/24/365. Listed responsibilities are...

Position Overview The Warehouse Receiving Associate is responsible for the accurate and timely receipt, inspection, and processing of inbound materials to support San Diego’s operations. This role ensures that all incoming shipments are properly verified, transacted in the system, and staged for putaway or further processing. The position requires close collaboration with internal teams across Distribution, Quality, and Planning. Responsibilities Receive, inspect, and verify incoming materials against purchase orders and packing lists. Process and transact receipts in ERP systems such as SAP. Ensure temperature-sensitive materials are handled per established procedures and stored in the correct environmental conditions. Coordinate with Quality...

Why Us We are a multi-disciplinary and multinational team focused in using next-generation sequencing technology to transform human health and save patient’s lives. Our team works at the interface of research and clinical practice developing and improving innovative algorithms to biomarkers and variants that fill gaps in clinical practice, focusing primarily on oncology. We collaborate deeply with internal and external teams, to augment DRAGEN, Illumina’s software platform to analyze high-throughput sequencing data, remove barriers for its use in clinical settings, and develop new biomarkers in areas such as MRD and methylation. Why You We know the importance of your role...

Our team specializes in developing a fast and accurate platform called DRAGEN for the secondary analysis of NGS genomic data. The platform covers a wide range of pipelines spanning germline and somatic analysis (WGS and targeted; tumor/normal and tumor-only), DNA and RNA workflows, and variant classes including small variants, CNVs, and structural variants. We are looking for a highly driven and talented Staff Bioinformatics Scientist to join our methods development team to work on secondary analysis algorithms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in computer science, algorithms, statistics, or digital signal processing in addition to expertise in genomics...

As a Process Development Engineer on Illumina’s Flow Cell Technical Operations team, you will own and sustain bonding equipment and processes critical to Flow Cell Mechanical Operations. You will maintain process capability, improve equipment performance, and support day-to-day manufacturing execution while enabling the introduction and scale-up of new products, processes, and technologies. This role will collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, and cross-functional engineering teams. You will solve complex technical problems, drive continuous improvement, and ensure bonding equipment and associated automation systems reliably support a growing and increasingly complex product pipeline. Responsibilities Sustain, troubleshoot, and improve bonding equipment and manufacturing systems...

The Sr. Materials Planner is responsible for ensuring optimal material availability for Illumina's instrument and spare parts portfolio by balancing supply, demand, inventory, and lead-times to support manufacturing, service, and customer needs. Responsibilities Develop and execute material plans to support instrument manufacturing, service, repair, and refurbishment operations. Monitor material availability and proactively communicate shortages or surplus to prevent supply disruptions in the network. Manage inventory levels to balance customer service, operational readiness, and inventory investment. Review and recommend updates to planning parameters, lead times, and master data. Analyze demand and supply changes, communicate risks and mitigation plans. Partner with Procurement...

*Candidate must be able to work out of our San Diego, Hayward, or Foster City locations* This position will support the Regional Project Planning function within Global Facilities and provide facility planning and construction design management to facilitate execution at multiple project scales and delivery methods in an energetic and fast-paced environment. The role is responsible for construction project and renovation space planning, estimation, scheduling, and resourcing. This person will work closely with consultants and internal stakeholders to create functional area program, layout, and to coordinate facility infrastructure support needs. The ideal candidate for this role has proven ability...

We are looking for a talented and motivated scientist to join the Assay Research and Development group. You will play an important role in developing new and novel sequencing library preparation assays that meet the high performance and robustness characteristics that our customers require. You will be responsible to design and execute experiments, collect data, perform analysis, draw conclusions and participate on product development teams. A background in molecular biology and biochemistry lab techniques is desired. Position Responsibilities Designs and performs experiments of varying complexity and across a broad array of techniques, foresees issues and works to overcome obstacles to...

Responsibilities Drive staff results by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring and appraising job results, coaching and counseling employees, recognizing performance issues and driving improvement, developing, coordinating and enforcing systems, policies, procedures and productivity standards Establish strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service and operations information, choosing a course of action, defining objectives, and evaluating outcomes Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure and legal work environment; developing personal growth opportunities Ensure validation program meets requirements of FDA (21 CFR Part 11 and Part 820), ISO 9001/13485, IEC 62304 and MDSAP Identify differences between...

Core Job Summary Manages the design, planning, construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities. Plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Designs and develops organizational policies relevant to the facilities department. Oversees the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. May have responsibility for establishing and overseeing health and safety standards. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs and other related duties may be assigned. Scope of Responsibilities Receives predetermined work assignments with incremental objectives and defined processes, subject...

We are looking for driven, talented Process Engineer to join Reagent Development Services team in the Manufacturing Technology Transfer (MTT) group. The MTT group works as an integral part of our Consumables Development and Manufacturing process and is tasked with developing and deploying consumables manufacturing processes of both new and existing products within our production environments. Responsibilities Participate in consumable product development, manufacturing process development, process and product improvements, and other activities in the making of consumable products used in Illumina’s sequencing and Array technology Work cross functionally with Product development, Supply chain, Manufacturing and Quality to develop processes for...

Illumina is seeking a Director of Clinical Bioinformatics t o lead delivery of informatic solutions that power Illumina’s end-to-end solutions and assay informatics . We are looking for an experienced bioinformatics leader that is passionate about powering new applications with innovative new informatics approaches using Illumina sequencing and multi- omic technologies. This is a unique opportunity to be a core contributor to Illumina’s mission to unlock the power of the genome by creating our next application solutions and industry leading bioinformatic algorithms. Location The ideal candidate is based in San Diego, CA or within California with the ability to travel...

The Director, Bioinformatics will provide strategic leadership for Illumina's multiomics bioinformatics portfolio, spanning single cell, spatial biology, proteomics, epigenomics, and emerging multiomics technologies. Leading a team of bioinformatics scientists and engineers, this leader will define and execute informatics strategies that enable end-to-end customer multiomics workflows. The role will involve partnering closely with Product Management, Assay Development, Software Engineering, Clinical Development, and Commercial organizations to align bioinformatics capabilities with product roadmaps, customer needs, and business objectives. Responsibilities Strategy -- define and drive bioinformatics strategy across Illumina's multiomics portfolio, including single cell, spatial biology, proteomics, epigenomics, and emerging multiomics technologies Vision --...

Illumina is the worldwide leader in DNA sequencing and genomic technologies. Our innovative tools for DNA, RNA, and protein analysis are enabling rapid advances in disease research, drug development, and the development of molecular tests in the clinic. As part of the Enzyme Process Development Group in Advanced Science, you will work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment and contribute to development of enzyme production processes. Position Responsibilities Purify proteins using column chromatography and filtration techniques Perform functional and physical assays to assess protein purity and stability Generate buffer systems to support specific design requirements Formulate protein solutions to match predefined...

Responsibilities Collaborate with product owners and other application developers to design, code, and maintain high quality, cloud-based applications against established processes in a scrum team setting Work with software teams to ensure alignment of architecture to user requirements Occasionally provide technical assistance to escalated production issues Maintain awareness of industry trends and evaluate applicability of new software technologies to platform development efforts Provide technical leadership to an Agile team if required Lead performance optimization efforts, including memory management, parallelization, and algorithm efficiency. Requirements Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years...

This role is responsible for activities related to overseeing raw materials through finished goods inventory and ensuring control and compliance of inventory processes for all USCAN sites. This role partners with multiple Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams, along with Quality, Audit, and Illumina Digital Services teams to ensure inventory accuracy, organization, and analysis. Responsible for developing and implementing policies, procedures and material control systems activities related to material control and inventory control functions. Scope of Responsibilities Establishes strategic directions and goals for Inventory Control functions. Implements operational objectives and work plans. Determines resources needed to meet goals and delegates assignments...