BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company with the mission to make molecular diagnostics more accurate, efficient, and accessible. Our proprietary molecular counting platform can accurately count DNA molecules at the single-count level to help improve disease detection.
The Clinical Laboratory Associate is responsible for daily laboratory operations, including equipment maintenance and the pre-analytical phase of testing.
They must also perform quality assurance procedures while ensuring compliance with all local, state, and federal laboratory requirements.
What you need
Candidates are required to have a bachelor's degree or equivalent in biology or a related life sciences field.
Strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to work independently are essential for this role.
Education: a bachelor's degree
Key skills
Molecular biologyDNA purificationPCRElectrophoresisNext-generation DNA sequencingLaboratory equipment maintenanceQuality assurancePlasma isolationBuffy coat isolationPreventative maintenanceDocumentationMultitaskingAttention to detailCommunication
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A Rare Opportunity to Shape the Future of Genomics
Join a team of brilliant, passionate innovators determined to transform healthcare. At BillionToOne, we've built a category-defining, publicly traded company on Nasdaq where transparency fuels trust, collaboration drives breakthroughs, and every contribution moves the needle on our mission to make life-changing diagnostics accessible to all. We don't just aim for incremental improvements; we build products that are 10x better than anything that exists today.
Our scientists, engineers, sales executives, and visionaries are united by an unwavering commitment to changing the standard of care in prenatal and cancer diagnostics. This is where cutting-edge science meets human compassion, and every innovation you contribute helps remove the fear of the unknown from some of life's most critical medical moments.
If you're driven by purpose, energized by innovation, and ready to help shape the future of precision medicine at scale, this is where you belong.
We are looking for passionate Clinical Laboratory Associates (CLA) to be responsible for assisting our day-to-day operations, providing equipment maintenance in the clinical laboratory, completing the pre-analytical phase of testing (e.g., plasma and buffy coat isolation), performing quality assurance procedures, while complying with all local, state, and federal laboratory requirements. The Clinical Laboratory Associate (CLA) is an onsite position at Union City and provides a great opportunity for career growth - at BillionToOne, we offer an array of career growth opportunities and clear growth tracks supported by our performance reviews (every 6 months).
Shift Hours: Wed - Sat, 10pm - 8:30am, 4 days/10 hour shifts
Weekday Overnight, 50% shift differential
Weekend Overnight, 55% shift differential
Responsibilities:
Perform isolation procedures according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures to CLA responsibilities
Maintain equipment according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures
Clean labware, equipment, and benches
Prepare documents and binders for equipment and personnel records
Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the established performance specifications
Perform and document routine preventative maintenance
Prepare reagents required for laboratory preparation
Communicate effectively with coworkers and non- laboratory personnel
Report all concerns of accessioning quality and/or safety to the Laboratory Director, Supervisor, or Safety Officer
Participate in inspection preparation activities
Review of controlled documents as assigned
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in biology or related life sciences field
Excellent attention to detail
Effective written and verbal communication skills
The ability to multitask and work independently
Nice-To-Haves:
Biophysics, Molecular biology (DNA purification, PCR, electrophoresis) or next-generation DNA sequencing laboratory experience
At least 6 months of experience with molecular biology techniques in a research or clinical laboratory
Previous clinical laboratory experience is preferred
BillionToOne is a next-generation molecular diagnostics company on a mission to make powerful, accurate diagnostic tests accessible to everyone. Our revolutionary QCT molecular counting technology enhances disease detection resolution by over a thousandfold using cell-free DNA,a breakthrough that has already transformed the lives of over half a million patients worldwide.
Our Impact
Unity Complete™ is the only non-invasive prenatal screen capable of assessing fetal risk for both common recessive conditions and aneuploidies from a single maternal blood sample.
Unity Confirm™ enables non-invasive confirmation for high-risk screening results through the capture of intact circulating fetal cells using BillionToOne’s Fetal Cell Capture™ Technology.
Our Northstar® liquid biopsy test uniquely combines treatment selection with real-time monitoring, giving oncologists unprecedented precision in cancer care.
Our Growth
From $0 to $400M+ annualized revenue run-rate in just 6 years. In 2025, we completed one of the most successful IPOs for a medical diagnostics company, building on nearly $400M in private funding,including our $130M Series D in 2024 and backed by world-class investors including Hummingbird, Adams Street Partners, Neuberger Berman, Baillie Gifford, and Premji Invest.
Our Recognition
Forbes named us one of America's Best Startup Employers for 2025 and we're Great Place to Work certified, with 100% of our people willing to go the extra mile, even as we've scaled to over 700 employees.
Our Future
Headquartered in Menlo Park with facilities in Union City, CA, and a new lab opening in Austin, TX in 2027, we're continuing to push the boundaries of what's possible in molecular diagnostics. We're just getting started.