Allegro

Principal Scientist, Biosensor Assay Development

Manchester, NH · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 31 days ago

Customer SuccessMolecular BiologyLeadership

About the role

This is a foundational role within a specialized internal venture, where you will be responsible for the "wet-ware" and surface chemistry that allows our sensors to interface with complex biological systems.
As a hands-on leader, you will establish our Manchester-based biochemistry lab, oversee the development of diverse assay formats, and work directly with global customers to transition their biological and diagnostic applications onto our sensing platform.

Foundational Lab Leadership: Establish and oversee a new biochemistry R&D laboratory in Manchester. You will define SOPs, manage safety protocols, and lead a small, agile team (initially 1-2 members) to support rapid prototyping and validation.
Multi-Modal Assay Development: Lead the design and optimization of various assay formats, including sandwich and competitive architectures.
Surface Chemistry & Interface Engineering: Optimize the functionalization of sensor surfaces.
You will develop robust protocols for tethering capture molecules to semiconductor-based sensor stacks while minimizing non-specific binding and ensuring long-term reagent stability.
Field Applications & Customer Success: Serve as the Lead Field Applications Scientist (FAS).
Production & Method Transfer: Collaborate with microfluidic, packaging, and manufacturing engineers to ensure biochemical methods are compatible with high-volume production and cartridge assembly processes.
Ability to travel up to 25% to support global customer integration and production bring-up.
You will define SOPs, manage safety protocols, and lead a small, agile team (initially 1-2 members) to support rapid prototyping and validation.
We foster a culture of Real Innovation, empowering you to push boundaries, develop cutting-edge solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
Your work will create a Real Impact by solving complex real-world challenges that fuel our success and shape the future of technology.

8-12 years of experience in Assay Development within the diagnostics or life sciences industry.
Proven success in taking an assay from early-stage concept through to a validated method.
Deep expertise in immunoassays and/or molecular diagnostic techniques.
Strong understanding of surface functionalization (e.g., silanes, PEGylation, or related chemistry).
Experience working with microfluidic systems or "Lab-on-a-Chip" platforms.
You must be comfortable wearing many hats-from bench work and lab management to technical sales support and high-level strategy.
Ability to bridge the gap between biochemistry and electronic engineering.

We are seeking a Principal Assay Scientist to lead the biochemical development and application of our Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) biosensor platform.
You will support early-adopter customers by creating proof-of-concept samples, validating their specific use cases, and traveling to customer sites to assist with technical bring-up and method transfer.
Join Allegro and become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.
At Allegro, we are committed to providing a harassment-free environment of mutual respect to fuel innovation through inclusive thought collaboration.

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