Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

🕒 July 28

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $150k - $189k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Veracyte, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2013

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Biotechnology • Healthcare Insurance

Veracyte, Inc. is a genomic diagnostics company focused on empowering clinicians with high-value molecular tests for diagnosing and treating cancer. The company provides a portfolio of genomic classifiers for various types of cancer, including thyroid, prostate, lung, breast, and bladder cancer, as well as interstitial lung disease. Veracyte's tests help clinicians and patients make informed decisions about cancer care by providing clear diagnostic and prognostic insights. The company's approach involves identifying unmet clinical needs and developing high-performance tests that are widely accessible globally through a CLIA and in vitro diagnostic-based model. Committed to elevating the standard of cancer care, Veracyte continues to expand its test portfolio and make significant contributions to the field of oncology diagnostics.

📋 Description

• Lead bioinformatics design, development and validation efforts in assay development • Apply knowledge in bioinformatics, genomics, and assay technologies • Drive development study design and all analysis for assay development effort • Develop statistical and machine learning techniques to evaluate assay performance • Communicate analysis results and methodologies to internal teams and external collaborators • Develop scalable, production-grade workflows for high-throughput NGS data analysis • Facilitate successful production pipeline deployment • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards throughout bioinformatics development lifecycle • Contribute to regulatory submissions and audits • Provide scientific guidance and mentorship to junior bioinformatics team members

🎯 Requirements

• PhD or MS in bioinformatics, computational biology, or adjacent data science field • Minimum of 6 -7 years of experience in bioinformatics analysis, algorithm development, and pipeline implementation • Thorough understanding of NGS technologies and various methods for library preparation • Proficiency in quantitative transcriptomics from NGS or expression microarray data • Proficiency in machine learning and development of novel bioinformatics methodologies • Experience developing and deploying bioinformatics workflows in AWS • Strong proficiency in Python • Collaboration with Quality and Regulatory Affairs team • Demonstrated record of technical and scientific leadership

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits • Additional discretionary bonuses/incentives • Restricted stock units