R&D Scientist I (Montreal)

About us

Eli Health is making continuous hormone monitoring possible so users can support their daily and long-term health. No more waiting days to track key biomarkers—get results you can use within minutes. Eli’s flagship product, Hormometer™, is the first instant hormone monitoring platform to deliver results from saliva to mobile app—anytime, anywhere.

Developed over six years of R&D, over 2,000 product iterations, and backed by a dozen patent-pending innovations, Eli’s award-winning platform turns hormones into measurable signals you can track and improve. Just as the thermometer and glucometer have transformed health for millions, Eli’s platform is poised to be the next major evolution in tracking changes in stress, endurance, sleep, and more.

About the role

Eli is looking for an R&D Scientist. You will be a key member of our R&D team, helping to discover new ways to improve current and future iterations of our assay technology. Your primary responsibilities will be to:

• Contribute to building a novel technology that can shape the next generation of women’s healthcare and at-home testing.

• Independently design experiments with an exceptional variable control for lateral flow assay development and optimization.

• Run experiments, record and analyze data, as well as interpret and present results to your team.

• Find creative and innovative ways to solve R&D challenges.

• Maintain high-quality work and organization while conducting experiments at a very high rate.

• Exercise exceptional wet laboratory etiquette, team collaboration skills, and work ethic.

This description is not exhaustive. You will have a lot of autonomy over your work as Eli’s technology and research efforts progress.

About you

• You have a Bachelor's or a Master's in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field.

• You have 2+ years of wet lab experience, including 1+ years of laboratory experience beyond the classroom.

• You have 1+ years of experience leading your own projects in a wet lab environment.

• You have experience working with and developing assays (keywords include: lateral flow assays (LFA), immunoassays, ELISA, In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD), point-of-care diagnostics, rapid diagnostic tests, paper-based sensors, biosensors, microfluidic, bioconjugation, nanoparticle conjugation, antibody purification).

• You have experience working with bioconjugation techniques.

• You are a self-starter who also enjoys collaborating and sharing knowledge and ideas. You think critically and creatively.

• It is an added asset if some of your experience was at an early-stage startup or related environment (fast-paced, high-growth, innovative, small independent teams, etc.)
  

If you don’t exactly match the description but still believe you are the right person to join the team, please reach out. We value mindset and character.

Why you’ll love working at Eli

• You’ll work with a group of talented and mission-driven people eager to improve lifelong health at scale.

• You’ll be part of the core team developing and commercializing the first product that monitors hormonal data daily and over a lifetime.

• You’ll join the early-stage startup phase and have a wide-reaching impact in a constantly evolving, fast-paced environment.

• You’ll be part of a small (<25 people), high-performing, and diverse team where everything you do results in tangible impact and shapes the company’s trajectory.

• You’ll be in an environment where people drive their own work, think creatively about open-ended problems, and solve them proactively.

• You’ll get health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and more) to ensure you and your family stay physically and mentally at your best.

• You’ll have flexibility over your schedule and vacations. We seek to hire great people, then give them the autonomy and space they need to achieve their goals.

• Although our office and R&D facilities are in Montreal, we have a distributed team. We prioritize asynchronous workflows and minimize meetings to focus on the work itself.

• You and your +1 will have unlimited free access to the Bota Bota spa in Montreal to recharge.

How to apply

Sounds like you? Please apply using this link:https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/eli. Please note that we will not review applications made through other platforms. We look forward to learning about you!