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Competitive Compensation

We offer competitive salaries and bonuses because we want 1Drop to be your company, and for you to share in its success.

Make the world a better place

We are driven by what we can accomplish together. We develop disruptive healthcare technology that saves lives. Your work will have a direct impact on making the world a better place.

Leading Science and Technology

Between micro and nanotechnology, biochemistry, photonics, information technology and medicine, we are the perfect place for curious minds. There is always something to learn.

Outings & Activities

Football, skiing, hiking, dinners, and much more!

Careers

We are always looking to hire exceptional people at all career stages. We look for people that want to work on ground-breaking technology as a part of a world-class team in a collaborative and inspiring environment. We seek people with experience in:

• Engineering: micro and nano, bioengineering, chemical, mechanical, optics, electrical, software
• Medicine
• In vitro diagnostic assay development, biochemistry, chemistry
• Product design
• High-volume manufacturing
• Sales and marketing
• Quality management
• Regulatory approval

Internships

If you’ve followed us, you know we have a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us that deliver internships with a high level of hands on work and responsibility. We’re looking for team members; not coffee bringers and photocopy operators!

Our interns are part of the team, essential in the laboratory, and are expected to contribute to solving the product challenges we face.

If you think you would fit well with our team and have the skills, passion, and tenacity to work with us, please apply below!

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Strong experience is a plus; passion and motivation are a must. The best way to reach us is through someone working at 1Drop. Otherwise, please apply through the form below.

Current Openings

Biochip Platform Developer
We are seeking a Biochip Platform Developer to participate in the overall development, implementation, maintenance and extension of 1DROP’s microfluidics platform. The candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to developing high-quality products. The ideal candidate is a team player, likes overcoming difficult challenges, enjoys learning new skills, and has a “hands-on” problem solving approach. This is an outstanding opportunity for a self-motivated individual to make a key contribution and increase their responsibilities in a high-growth start-up environment.

Job responsibilities:
• Investigating and solving the current challenges related to the industrialization of the microfluidics platform
• Planning and analysing scenarios to characterize and improve the performance of 1DROP’s microfluidics platform, taking into account current constrains
• Organizing timelines and taking responsibility for the platform development according to milestones and deadlines
• Synchronizing with reader development and assay development to optimize manufacturability and to minimize design transfer time
• Communicating results and progress to 1DROP’s team
• Ensuring the rigorous implementation of the processes as per established procedures (SOPs) defined in the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Contributing to the Technical Documentation with specifications, protocols, test scenarios and project reports, etc. and building up a Design History documenting all phases of the biochip platform development.
• Following the market, the industry and 1DROP’s competitors, to investigate and evaluate novel or alternative technologies with potential benefits for the microfluidics platform, maximising product value and in alignment with 1DROP’s product and business strategy
• Implementing laboratory best practices and ensuring compliance to the applicable General Safety and Performance Requirements (GSPR) list according to the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation (IVDR) with focus on microfluidics platform
• Interacting, assisting and advising purchasing decisions

Required competences for the position:
• Master’s or PhD degree in mechanical, chemical or biomedical engineering or similar field, preferably with a focus towards microfluidics technologies for biosensing
• 5+ years success record in microfluidics platform development, preferably in the medical technology industry
• Advanced understanding of production requirements for device manufacturability and associated processes
• Excellent project management skills and experienced in reporting on key microfluidics platform metrics
• Strong ability to transfer microfluidic concepts with differentiated advantages over on-market competitor products into a viable product
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge working with many analytical & diagnostic instrumentations such as microfluidics, fluorescence imaging systems, photo-spectrometer and processes such as homogenous assay engineering or surface coating
• Knowledge and experience working in a biochemistry laboratory with hazardous chemicals and biological samples
• Ability to act decisively with strong negotiation skills to obtain materials within budget and on schedule and solve staff or equipment-related issues
• Experienced in microfluidic design using AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhino, or similar
• Knowledge with image processing, statistical analysis and experimental planning, such as design of experiment, process design, characterization, and optimization and associated tools such as ImageJ, R, Python
• Ability to work in a regulated environment with design control and compliance to ISO 13485, FDA cGMP, IVDR 2017/746
• Independent and self–driven to improve processes and achieve targets
• Analytical and structured workflow with attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality
• Excellent English written and verbal communication and presentation skills and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Highly creative and inventive problem solver with a ‘hands-on’ personality and a can-do attitude
• Calm under pressure, can thrive in a high-volume, continuously changing, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrating flexibility and openness to execute tasks beyond the job description

In Vitro Diagnostics Scientist
We are seeking an In Vitro Diagnostics Scientist to develop surface immunoassays and be a core member of our engineering team. The candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to developing high-quality products. The ideal candidate is a team player, likes overcoming difficult challenges, enjoys learning new skills, and has a “hands-on” problem solving approach. This is an outstanding opportunity for a self-motivated individual to make a key contribution and increase their responsibilities in a high-growth start-up environment.

Job responsibilities:
As part of the 1DROP team, the candidate will develop diagnostic assays on the biosensor platform and will be expected to perform the following:
• Take ownership of the development, optimization and commercialization of a range of diagnostic assays.
• Functionalize diagnostic chips using surface modifications, deposition of capture reagents, detection reagents, and analytes, passivation from non-specific binding.
• Characterize the developed assays using blood and serum samples and statistical analysis (sensitivity, specificity, accuracy).
• Assist in writing technical requirements, design specifications, verification test plans and reports, and risk management plans.

Our ideal candidate:
• Bachelor, Master or PhD degree in biomedical engineering, biomaterials, molecular biology, biochemistry, life sciences or related field.
• Experience integrating biological reagents (proteins, nucleic acids) with medical devices
• Experience developing IVD assays and developing medical devices.
• Understand the requirements for manufacturable devices and associated processes.
• Demonstrated record of achievement and professional maturity in a corporate environment.
• Excellent planning and problem solving skills.
• Ability to balance multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Effective communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice to have skills and experience:
• Product development experience using and working with many of the following: microfluidics, molecular biology techniques including, biophotometer, fluorescence microscopy, protein and DNA microarrays.
• Optimization and characterization of surface chemistry for biological systems.
• Experience depositing proteins on surfaces using microarray spotters such as Arrayit, Bio-Rad, Agilent, Sonoplot.
• Biological inkjet printers such as MicroDrop, GeSiM, Scienion.
• Statistical analysis tools such as R, Julia, Python.
• Experience working with a quality system in a regulated industry, preferably medical diagnostics or medical devices.

Full Stack Software Engineer
We are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to develop software for our portable medical diagnostics system. The candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to developing high-quality products. The ideal candidate is a team player, likes overcoming difficult challenges, enjoys learning new skills, and has a “hands-on” problem solving approach. This is an outstanding opportunity for a self-motivated individual to make a key contribution and increase their responsibilities in a high-growth start-up environment. You will build software used by medical professionals and patients. Our platform is based on a modern stack, including Node.js, Vue.js, GraphQL. As a team, we embrace collaboration and independent responsibility: you’ll be supported in your work, and you’ll have the freedom to make your own decisions. This role is for someone who wants to apply their computer science knowledge to have a meaningful impact on personalised medicine and life sciences. We are looking for someone to grow with the organization as a core member of the team.

Job responsibilities:
As part of the 1DROP team, the candidate will develop software for a distributed portable medical diagnostics system:
• Provide architecture and design for the overall application according to the requirements
• Inspire our users with a beautiful and intuitive UI/UX design
• Develop new features and functionality in collaboration with team members
• Maintain best practices relating to design, implementation, documentation, testing, and deployment. Ensure an easy-to-read and robust code base and good test coverage.
• Monitor and optimize code performance
• Provide integration with external services
• Provide technical leadership
• Assess current development processes and recommend changes as needed

Our ideal candidate:
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in a team with a modern web stack (Node.js, Django, Rails, React, etc.) building high-performance web applications
• Proficient in modern JavaScript (especially promises), Python, Ruby/Ruby on Rails
• Passion for front-end engineering and design
• Desire to push our stack forward. Currently, we use Angular, Redux, and React, GraphQL on the front end, Node.js, Postgres and Rabbitmq on the back end
• Deep knowledge of the building blocks of the web: HTTP, headers, cookies, caching
• Knowledge and experience using dev ops (continuous integration: Maven, Jenkins, Git)
• Open, objective, opinionated. Having technology preferences but happy to use frameworks and tools that get the job done efficiently and with scale in mind

Nice to have skills and experience:
• Interest in personalised medicine, biology, laboratory science
• Experience with machine learning and image processing
• Passion for making in your spare time: electronics, robots, art, bikes, cars, anything!
• Experience with Android or iOS development
• Experience working with a quality system in a regulated industry

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