# Sr Research Associate, Tech Transfer

Senior Research Associate (Onsite in Wilsonville, OR) Twist Bioscience's Tech Transfer team is hiring a Senior Research Associate in Wilsonville, Oregon, to help new products and process improvements, with a particular focus on supporting orders ahead of full integration and scale. This role builds on our Research Associate II position and calls for someone who is an independent, vigilant, and detail-driven scientist who can both execute hands-on production work and help optimize the processes that bridge R&D and operations. You will perform manual production steps for workflows that have not yet been fully automated, while partnering closely with R&D scientists and operations to vet new processes before and during their transfer into manufacturing. This person should be able to run experiments independently, communicate effectively, and optimize processes to drive CPI and NPI success, executing experiments that deliver high-quality end products for our customers. The work can vary between DNA and protein work, so the ability to learn new techniques and methodologies quickly is a real asset. Key Responsibilities Independently design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, escalati

- **Id**: 4029869
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/twist-bioscience-sr-research-associate-tech-transfer>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Portland, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T16:07:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T18:17:15Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4945
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Biotechnology, Genomics & Genetic Testing, Synthetic Biology

## Company

- **Id**: 1814479
- **Name**: Twist Bioscience
- **Domain**: twistbioscience.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/twistbioscience>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 76
- **Open postings**: 8
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.875
- **Repost share**: 0.125
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 37
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **LIMS** — Optional: no
- **PCR** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T18:17:15Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 15 · green card filings: 5; Filings 12m: 15

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 37
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T19:26:29Z

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