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Our vision is to be the world’s leading developer and provider of accurate, actionable, and affordable microRNA-powered diagnostic tests.\nJob Location: Helios (Onsite)\n Job Summary\n MiRXES Lab seeks a Research Officer to join our Technology Development team, whose focus is to translate our research into robust clinical diagnostic assays.\n Roles and Responsibilities\n Development and optimization of clinical diagnostic tests based on molecular technology e.g. RT-PCR, isothermal amplification, NGS (~90% wet lab time)\nSpecific applications of molecular technology in miRNA, DNA methylation, mutations as well as pathogens of interest e.g EBV, HPV\nExplore new technologies to meet/exceed current clinical requirements on diagnostics tests.\nProblem-solve using technical product knowledge and design of experiments.\nAssisting in design and execution of experiments.\nTroubleshooting, analysing data, interpreting results critically, and keeping a detailed record of experiments\nActively 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