About the Company Eurofins BioDiagnostics, Inc. is a leading provider of seed testing services including seed and plant genetic and health services to the seed industry with customers worldwide. Eurofins BioDiagnostics uses state-of-the-art DNA, protein, phenotyping and analytical chemistry-based technologies to help customers reduce time to market and produce high quality seed. Position Overview Eurofins BioDiagnostics, Inc. (EBDI) is seeking an energetic and creative Molecular Biologist/Geneticist to contribute to the high throughput genotyping services at EBDI especially in relation to the plant and animal breeding market. The scientist will conduct operational tasks and data analysis related to the high throughput PCR genotyping services offered by EBDI. Familiarity and experience with PCR genotyping platforms, workflows, data scoring and DNA extraction would be required for this position. The goal is to make sure the day-to-day genotyping services are performed appropriately, accurately, and in a timely fashion. Responsibilities The responsibility of the Molecular breeding and Genomics Technology (MBGT) Laboratory Scientist is to support the MBGT lab manager and other supervisors in the lab in conducting all phases of DNA-based analysis of plant and animal samples. Specific responsibilities may include some or all of the following: Preparation of paperwork Preparation samples Extraction of DNA Implementation of qualitative and quantitative PCR-based assays Analysis of PCR-products by agarose gel electrophoresis and fluorescence-based detection Digital imaging of gels Preparation of libraries Genotyping of SNPs utilizing Array Tape Platform Analyzing and formatting the data generated by these platforms #J-18808-Ljbffr