Senior Process Engineer (Oncology)

Location: Onsite in Menlo Park, California, United States

Base pay: $128,622–$150,058 per year; total compensation up to $205,064 per year, including equity and bonus opportunities.

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded molecular diagnostics company developing genomic tests for prenatal and cancer care using cell-free DNA and molecular counting technology.

What you will do

• Lead the evaluation of external technologies that improve cost, throughput, assay performance, turnaround time, and operational metrics.
• Develop process strategies supporting 2–3x annual growth in commercial testing volume.
• Improve statistical process control, assay performance, failure rates, and process monitoring.
• Lead technology transfer between R&D and the clinical laboratory, defining critical process parameters, tolerances, failure modes, and production workflows.
• Work with Bioinformatics and Data Science to translate assay quality attributes into actionable monitoring tools and develop information-handling tools for sample processing.
• Apply Six Sigma, Design for Quality, 5S, root-cause analysis, and related process-improvement methods while mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in biology, bioengineering, or a related science.
• At least 5–6 years of experience with molecular biology techniques in a research or clinical laboratory.
• Proficiency in R, Python, or an adjacent coding language, with strong statistical analysis and experimental design skills.
• Experience designing controlled molecular biology studies, presenting data, and authoring technical reports.
• Experience in GMP, ISO, or equivalent environments, with strong knowledge of quality management systems and practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, attention to detail, and junior-team mentoring skills.

Nice to have

• Startup experience and knowledge of medical genetics or cell-free DNA.
• Experience with Six Sigma, Lean, JIT, or TPS.
• Experience with CLIA/CAP, 510(k), PMA, automation, or clinical laboratory operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Open, transparent, collaborative environment with weekly town halls.
• Medical benefit options, including fully paid employee premiums for select plans and dependent coverage.
• Sixteen weeks of fully paid family bonding leave for eligible employees and supplemental fertility benefits.
• Retirement savings program with a 4% company match and increasing paid time off based on tenure.
• Onsite lunches, campus amenities, modern laboratory equipment, and free EV charging.