Bioinformatics Staff Scientist
Core
Developing and maintaining Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis workflows and algorithms for clinical genetic testing to directly impact patient care.
Role type
Staff Scientist (Bioinformatics)
Builds
Clinical NGS analysis pipelines, in-house web applications, and databases for genomic data storage and visualization.
Domain
Clinical Genomics / Molecular Diagnostics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Algorithmic techniques (dynamic programming, graph algorithms), machine learning, statistical analysis (Bayesian inference, HMMs, PCA), Python, C++, Java, SQL, R, Bash scripting, UNIX/Linux, Git, relational database design.
Preferred skills
Cancer genomics, somatic variant calling, Illumina platforms, Django, germline sequencing best practices, human molecular genetics, public annotation sources (ClinVar, gnomAD, etc.).
Technologies
Python, Django, Samtools, BWA, IGV, GATK, BLAST, Git, SQL, R, Bash, UNIX/Linux.
Responsibilities
Develop and deploy novel clinical sequencing analysis approaches meeting CLIA/CAP guidelines; maintain established sequencing pipelines; develop web-applications for data visualization; collaborate with medical teams on tool requirements; summarize results for clinicians and researchers; contribute to scientific publications.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
