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And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.\nOur 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.\nLearn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.\nThe Applications Scientist - NGS Design is responsible for providing expert technical support and custom NGS panel design for customers, Sales, and internal teams throughout the pre-sales process, while supporting collaborative projects and documenting customer interactions.\nThis position reports to the Scientific Applications Support Manager - NGS and is part of the NGS Design group within the larger Scientific Applications Support umbrella. This role is located in Coralville, IA or Raleigh, NC and will be an on-site role.\nIn this role, you will have the opportunity to:\nProvide high quality and prompt xGen hybridization and amplicon custom panel designs during the pre-sales process.\nProvide technical product support to customers in the form of presentations, conference calls, and email-based support.\nSupport other IDT service departments and IDT Sales teams through consultation or escalation of product questions, customer issues, and technical inquiries as needed.\nDocument all incoming and outgoing customer interactions in IDT’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database.\nProvide backup design and analysis support for collaborative projects, strategic partners, and NGS applications development.\nThe essential requirements of the job include:\nBachelor’s degree (in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics); Master’s degree or PhD preferred.\nDeep expertise in NGS applications with >3 years in the genomics industry preferred.\nExperience designing custom capture panels for target enrichment, with >1 year experience preferred.\nEffective written and verbal communication skills with message appropriately tailored to audience.\nCapable of understanding and articulating complex scientific, interpersonal, regulatory, and business issues.\nIt would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:\nExperience in a customer support or customer-facing role.\nAdvanced theoretical knowledge of, practical experience, and troubleshooting experience in NGS library preparation and targeted resequencing workflows.\nNGS bioinformatics algorithms/software, extensive Python and Galaxy experience preferred.\nIDT, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. 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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.\nFor more information, visit www.danaher.com.\nDanaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.\nThe U.S. EEO posters are available here.\nFor candidates who are based outside of New York City or who are applying for roles outside of New York City, for more information about conditions of any job offer please click here.\nWe comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. 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