Guardant Health · 18 hours ago
Staff Engineering- Laboratory Operations
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $193K/yr
6+ years expGuardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. The Staff Engineer will support Shield Clinical Lab Operations, analyze workflows, recommend process improvements, and integrate automation to enhance laboratory performance.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Act as a strategic liaison between Operations, Technology Development, Automation, and other cross-functional partners to drive alignment and execution
Lead or contribute to the design, development, optimization, and implementation of automated liquid handling processes, systems, and streamlined workflows
Program robotic liquid handling workstations and integrated robotic systems
Drive continuous improvement within Screening Operations by analyzing workflows, identifying bottlenecks, and developing solutions to reduce test turnaround time, reduce COGS, and improve efficiency, and product quality
Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Advocate for the needs of the Lab Operations department
Collaborate with all functions within project teams
Drive collection of process requirements from cross-functional stakeholders
Develop and present updates, author protocols, reports, and SOPs
Support a Quality first culture by initiating and supporting the improvement and continuation of initiatives driving accuracy and consistent adherence to regulations
Have a ‘change-agent’ mindset
Qualification
Required
BS degree in engineering or science, preferably in bioengineering, chemical engineering, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, or a related discipline, and 8+ years of related experience
MS with 6+ years of related work experience or a PhD with 3+ years of related work experience will also be considered
Must be able to work cross functionally in teams, or with individuals, on designated projects, to help clients and operators achieve sustainable results
Experience in streamlining workflows and developing automated laboratory processes and instrumentation systems, including collecting and documenting requirements, developing concepts, assessing multiple proposals and choosing the one with the highest chance of success, design, testing/validation, implementing, and training
Experience with operating and programming liquid handling robotics platforms (Hamilton, TECAN, Beckman, Agilent)
Experience with standard molecular biology techniques such as nucleic acid isolation, purification and quantitation, bioanalyzer, DNA/RNA quantitation, qPCR or next generation sequencing
Proficient in biological sample handling as needed (i.e. tissue, blood, biofluid, etc.)
Data analysis, visualization, and reporting skills utilizing various software applications
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Highly skilled in visualization tools, SharePoint, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Project)
Preferred
Experience with development under FDA regulated environment is a plus
Experience with data analysis in JMP, R, and python is a plus
Company
Guardant Health
Guardant Health is a precision oncology company that uses blood tests, data sets, and analytics to provide treatment to cancer patients.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (38)
2024 (50)
2023 (40)
2022 (72)
2021 (57)
2020 (29)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.53BKey Investors
Baillie GiffordSoftBank Vision FundOrbiMed
2025-11-05Post Ipo Equity· $284.4M
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $350M
2023-12-21Post Ipo Equity· $90.7M
Leadership Team
AmirAli Talasaz
Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2026-01-23
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