Technical Sales Associate
Ocean Ridge Biosciences (ORB) is currently seeking a Technical Sales Associate, to join a team focused on driving sales of ORB's line of high performance genome analysis and biomarker discovery services into the Life Sciences Marketplace. This is an entry- to mid-level position for an individual with a background in the Biological Sciences and Sales that is motivated to achieve maximum earnings potential while gaining first hand knowledge and training in the fields of genomics, drug discovery, and drug development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand the Market for ORB services in the Basic Research, Drug Discovery & Drug Development market sectors.
- Organize and expand databases of scientists conducting innovative research throughout the United States who could benefit from ORB services.
- Develop a pipeline of appointments with Biotech Executives and Scientists via efficient e-mail and telephone marketing campaigns as well as in-person “cold calls”.
- Effectively communicate the benefits of ORB services to potential customers at Academic Institutes and Biotechnology Companies in on-site meetings.
- Maintain relationships with potential and current customers in order to close sales in an expeditious manner.
- Represent ORB at Scientific Meetings, Symposia, and Industry Trade Shows.
Requirements:
- BS in Molecular Biology, Chemistry, or other Life Sciences discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Experienced in Sales with demonstrated ability to attract new customers and close sales.
- Work efficiently and accurately with Microsoft Office and databases.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Solid self-management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
- Familiarity with technologies for genome analysis and biomarker discovery such as Deep Sequencing, Microarrays, and xMAP (Luminex) is a plus.
- Working knowledge of the Drug Discovery and Drug Development processes as well as the market participants is advantageous.
Must be able to travel up to 33% of the time.
Staff Scientist – Bioinformatics
ORB is currently seeking a highly-motivated and entrepreneurial scientist to fill the position of Staff Scientist – Bioinformatics.
Description: The selected candidate will design and implement a software infrastructure at ORB for semi-automated processing and statistical analysis of genomics data derived from microarray and deep sequencing projects. The individual will take advantage of existing commercial software packages, open source applications, and script development tools to implement flexible data analysis pipelines that can be tailored to meet the specific needs of ORB clients. Custom scripts and applications will also be developed in Visual Basic, R, Perl, Python, Java, and other languages. The Staff Scientist – Bioinformatics will also supervise a project to enhance the biological sample workflow system at ORB. In addition to software development, the selected individual will also manage genome analysis projects for individual clients.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will possess a M.S. or Ph.D. in the physical or life sciences, and will have three or more years of recent experience in bioinformatics. The position requires proficiency in statistics and coding experience in two or more high-level scripting/programming languages including Visual Basic, R, Perl, Python, and Java. The candidate should have experience with multiple commercial and open source tools/platforms for processing of microarray and deep sequencing data (e.g. Bioconductor, ROOT, BRB Array Tools, CASAVA, Bowtie, Cufflinks). Working knowledge of the Linux operating system, server maintenance, and the Unix Shell command interface is also required. Familiarity with advanced statistical algorithms for biomarker selection and linear modeling of expression data would be a plus, as would experience with analysis of microarray- and sequencing-based CGH, genome-wide methylation, and Chip data sets. Prior wet-lab experience in genomics would also be helpful but not essential.
The successful candidate will also demonstrate superior presentation, writing, and oral communication skills. A strong work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit, and consistent positive attitude are required. Neatness, attention to detail, and a willingness to keep careful records are also critical. Three or more years of work experience in a for-profit business is preferred but not required.
Compensation: Base salary commensurate with experience, plus bonuses and stock options.
Contact: orbjobs@oceanridgebio.com