Reliability Staff Scientist

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.

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The Reliability Staff Scientist is responsible for diagnosing and resolving technical issues and providing countermeasures. Issues may arise from both internal and external customers, including, but not limited to, production, customer complaints, and development.

This position reports to the Sr. Failure Investigation Manager and is part of the Failure Investigation Team located in Sunnyvale, CA and will be an on-site role. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work on molecular biology products or molecular diagnostic product utilizing nucleic acid amplification tests, including system level experience with reagents, consumable, and instrument components
• Successfully lead multiple investigations simultaneously within short deadlines. Work independently and cross-functionally to provide effective updates at executive level.
• Expertise in data analysis, design of experiments, and test automation including scripting, root cause analysis techniques and documentation of results
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and/or within manufacturing operations under cGMP, ISO and FDA regulations.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (oral and written). Excellent writing and documentation skills.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of Life sciences or related discipline OR Master’s degree in field with 5+ years of related work experience.

• Experience with molecular diagnostic products, nucleic acid amplification tests, including system level experience with reagents, consumable, and instrument components

• Experience working independently, cross-functionally, leading and presenting high visibility investigations, basic statistics experience.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience with microfluidics, automating data retrieval from text files, databases, spreadsheets and MiniTab analysis software
• Experience in clean room or biosafety environment with controlled gowning procedures and working in a regulated (ISO-13485) industry
• Experience with Agile Product Lifecycle or similar PLM systems.

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $180,000 - $185,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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