Careers

Job Title:

Technical Applications Liaison

Reports to:

Director of Sales

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Duties:

• Candidate’s primary responsibility will be interacting with customers to provide applications and sales support at a high level of expertise to drive growth of EpiCypher’s diverse catalog products and services.
• Demonstrate EpiCypher’s technical credibility in consultations with customers (technical support) and potential customers (sales support) on technical support inquiries, product application questions and service project/assay designs.
• Act as a technical liaison between external customers, KOLs, collaborators, partners and internal R&D, services and manufacturing teams.
• Maintain and manage a Technical Support working group at the company that responds to daily inbound technical questions from customers, and build an accessible products and applications knowledge database.
• Develop and present product application training presentations for customers and global distributors.
• Deliver technical talks highlighting key value propositions in person, through webinars, video posts and at conferences and tradeshows.
• Work with product management, R&D, marketing and field sales to develop and execute sales strategy and tactics.
• Partner closely with Sales Executives and CSO to generate, qualify, quote and close sales opportunities.
• Additional technical sales and support-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in Biology, Biochemistry or a related field. Graduate-level conceptual knowledge of chromatin biology, epigenetics and/or epigenomics is required.
• Two or more years post-graduate research or work experience is preferred. Direct experience and publication record with ChIP - NGS (or comparable genomic technologies, e.g. ATAC-seq) is a huge plus.
• Prior employment in a commercial technical sales or support setting preferred but not essential.

Additional Requirements:

• Excellent written and spoken communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to distill complex scientific information for scientists with diverse backgrounds.
• Consistently meet deadlines and drive toward specific goals under minimal supervision.
• Candidate must be highly motivated and work equally well as an individual and as part of a team.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance incentives. Generous benefits package will be included.

Job Title:

Inside Sales Support Specialist

Reports to:

Director of Sales

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Duties:

• Responsible for providing inside sales support to drive growth of EpiCypher’s diverse products and services.
• Become knowledgeable in the science, manufacturing, inventory management and shipping aspects of our major product lines and technologies.
• Provide daily customer-facing support for Sales and Customer Service by participating in direct customer communication, quotations and order fulfillment processes. Perform direct quote and order follow-up customer email communications. Partner closely with Sales Executives to close sales opportunities.
• Become user-fluent in our sales-related CRM, eCommerce and accounting platforms. Responsible for customer database management in Sales Force, including contact research, entries, changes, reports and maintenance. Actively participate in customer database building and lead generation projects.
• Responsible for entering daily orders into Sales Force and maintaining the integrity of the sales data and reporting within the platform. Play a central role in the creation and generation of regular Sales reports.
• Additional sales support-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• BA or BS in Life Science or related field. Prior experience in business environment, sales support and/or administrative role with a working knowledge CRM systems strongly preferred.

Additional Requirements:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills required.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits package will be included, including health and dental insurance and a 401k plan.

Job Title:

Research Associate I – III (appointment based on experience)

Reports to:

Services Manager

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Duties:

• Candidate will leverage skills in tissue culture and molecular biology to support our delivery of epigenetic assay development and services. This will require troubleshooting a variety of laboratory tasks to deliverable deadlines.

Required Qualifications:

• BS/MS with two or more years direct lab experience. Solid molecular biology and mammalian tissue culture background with the ability to rapidly gain working knowledge in new fields. Expertise with aseptic techniques while maintaining adherent and suspension cell lines. Direct experience treating cell cultures with drugs or compounds and running Western Blots highly preferred. Strong conceptual understanding of epigenetics is a definite plus. Prior employment in a commercial science setting preferred but not essential.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work toward specific goals under minimal supervision.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and complete parallel projects.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Works equally well as an individual and part of a team.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits package will be included.

Job Title:

Research Scientist I – III (appointment based on experience)

Reports to:

Chief Scientific Officer

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Duties:

• Candidate will leverage skills in tissue culture and molecular biology to support our delivery of epigenetic assay development and services. This will require troubleshooting a variety of laboratory tasks to deliverable deadlines, vetting/onboarding new technologies, and establishing tissue culture facility.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD with two or more years direct lab experience. Solid molecular biology and mammalian tissue culture background with the ability to rapidly gain working knowledge in new fields. Expertise with aseptic techniques while maintaining adherent and suspension cell lines. Direct experience treating cell cultures with drugs or compounds, running Western Blots, FACS cell sorting, and cell extraction from tissues highly preferred. Strong conceptual understanding of epigenetics is a definite plus. Prior employment in a commercial science setting preferred but not essential.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work toward specific goals under minimal supervision.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and complete parallel projects.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Works equally well as an individual and part of a team.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits package will be included.

Job Title:

Research Associate I – III (appointment based on experience)

Reports to:

Services Manager

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Duties:

• Candidate will leverage skills in genomics to support our delivery of epigenetic tools and services. Will be directly responsible for conducting genome scale experiments (CUT&RUN, CUT&Tag, DNA-methylation mapping, etc) and be trained in associated data analysis.

Required Qualifications:

• BS/MS with at least two years direct experience with genomic approaches. Solid scientific background and the ability to rapidly gain working knowledge in new fields. Strong conceptual understanding of epigenetics is a definite plus. Prior employment in a commercial science setting preferred but not essential.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work toward specific goals under minimal supervision.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Works equally well as an individual and part of a team.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits package will be included.

Job Title:

Marketing Associate I – III, Conferences and Tradeshows (Placement level dep. on experience)

Reports to:

Senior Marketing Manager

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Duties:

• Primarily responsible for company efforts around conferences, tradeshows and sponsored events both in person and online, but willing to take on other duties as they are assigned as conference schedule is often seasonal
• Serve as primary point of contact with event contact(s) both internally & externally
• Coordination of all communication and logistics related to assigned events & engagements
• Lead and oversee documentation of all events, ensuring that appropriate records are maintained, distributing information to relevant internal and/or external parties
• Monitoring contract terms and ensure schedules are strictly adhered to
• Management of event inventory, including but not limited to monitoring & reordering stock levels, proofing, printing, and shipping of all materials (tablecloths, brochures, flyers, notebooks, pens, banners, etc.)
• Document event budget to include reconciliation of invoices for all event locations and vendors.
• Provide comprehensive post-event summary and evaluation report.
• Provide support, second to conference organizers, to company conference hosted every other year

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or scientific-related field.
• Excellent organizational skills including self-management of work schedule.
• Ability to coordinate multiple events simultaneously, while maintaining timely execution of event deliverables & meeting deliverables
• Detail oriented with strong ability to anticipate needs and act accordingly.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work toward specific goals under minimal supervision.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Candidate must be highly motivated and work equally well as an individual and as part of a team.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and an eagerness to learn.
• Periodic travel required.
• Ability to lift small boxes of up to ~30lbs

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and generous benefits package

Job Title:

Research Associate I – III (appointment based on experience)

Reports to:

Senior Director, Production

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Research Triangle Park, NC.

Duties:

• Candidate will leverage skills in molecular biology and biochemistry to support our delivery of epigenetic reagent and tool development and manufacturing. Laboratory work will require troubleshooting a variety of assays and techniques to meet deliverable deadlines.

Required Qualifications:

• BS/MS with two or more years direct lab experience. Solid molecular biology or protein biochemistry background and the ability to rapidly gain working knowledge in new fields. Direct experience with PCR, recombinant protein expression and purification, FPLC, HPLC, PAGE, and Western Blotting highly preferred. Strong conceptual understanding of epigenetics is a definite plus. Prior employment in a commercial science setting preferred but not essential.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work toward specific goals under minimal supervision.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and complete parallel projects.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Works equally well as an individual and part of a team.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits package will be included.

Job Title:

Scientific Content Writer

Reports to:

Product Manager, Marketing & Content Lead

Status:

Full-time

Location:

Remote or in-person opportunity; NC-based strongly preferred

Duties:

• The Scientific Content Writer will work closely with Products & Applications, Marketing, Sales, and R&D to create compelling content that supports products, engages customers, and reflects EpiCypher’s innovative approach to chromatin technology development. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow scientific communication skills while also participating in a highly collaborative and fast-paced scientific environment.
• The Scientific Content Writer will report directly to the Product Manager, Marketing & Content Lead. The content needs of the company are diverse, ranging from technical product manuals to blogs, newsletters, and other web content. Effective time-management, communications, and project management skills are a must, in addition to strong scientific writing skills. Familiarity with epigenomics technologies (e.g. CUT&RUN) is preferred, but not required.
• As part of this job, the Scientific Content Writer is expected to:
• Create professional- and consumer-facing content for print and web (e.g. brochures, blogs, posters, video scripts)
• Update existing copy, protocols, and manuals when needed
• Integrate feedback from multiple teams while ensuring content stays consistent with value messaging and is easily understood by customers
• Communicate across teams to deliver quality projects on time
• Fact-check materials to verify accuracy of information, data, and claims
• Ensure readability of content for customers
• Maintain style guide and brand standards across all published pieces
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for content creation to improve editorial processes at EpiCypher
• Collaborate with Sales, Products & Applications, and Marketing to identify new content opportunities

Qualifications:

• Master’s (minimum 2 years of experience in epigenetics laboratory and/or science writing) OR PhD in biomedical sciences (experience in epigenetics lab and/or science writing preferred; no postdoc required)
• Excellent writing and editing skills with attention to detail
• Proven experience in developing scientific content for diverse audiences (both peer-reviewed publications and other types of science writing)
• Ability to read and understand scientific literature related to epigenetics and chromatin biology
• Ability to clearly communicate difficult scientific concepts
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Works equally well as an individual and part of a team
• Ability to multitask and complete parallel projects
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Experience in epigenetics research strongly preferred

Additional Requirements:

• Must provide 2 writing samples (peer reviewed paper, blogs, etc.)
• Must complete a short writing exercise to evaluate science writing skills; should take approximately 2-4 hours of time to complete.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits package will be included, including health and dental insurance and a 401k plan (with employer match).