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Myriad Genetics · 3 days ago

Sr Computational Scientist

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$176K/yr - $220K/yr

5+ years exp

Myriad Genetics is a leading personalized medicine company dedicated to transforming patient lives worldwide with pioneering molecular diagnostics. The Sr Computational Scientist will build and maintain assays and analytical pipelines, working closely with molecular biologists and software engineers to validate product updates and develop statistical analysis methods.

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Make critical contributions to awesome products in a cutting-edge clinical genomics laboratory

Use rigorous data science and modern software best practices to create efficient, reliable, and optimized bioinformatics pipelines

Lead project teams that build, validate, and future-proof new products and product features

Work closely with talent molecular biologists, software engineers, automation engineers, and data scientists

Characterize data resulting from novel molecular assays and guide molecular protocol development from a statistical perspective

Mentor junior scientists and research associates, guiding the overall path and success of key projects

Author posters and publications demonstrating the scientific prowess of our products and algorithms that power the products

Work with legal staff to secure intellectual property rights for inventions pertaining to our products

Communicate results to stakeholders across the organization

Qualification

Computational BiologyStatistical AnalysisPythonAnalysis PipelinesCLIA-validated AssaysNext Generation SequencingData Analysis MethodsMultiple PublicationsNucleic Acid ChemistryMentoringTeam Collaboration

Required

PhD in Computational Biology, Statistics, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Computer Science, Systems Biology, Biophysics, Physics, or a related discipline

5+ years of experience developing methods to analyze large, noisy real-world data sets (in the context of molecular biology and/or human genetics, a plus)

Experience leading multi-departmental projects and mentoring junior scientists and research associates

Experience developing custom analysis methods and algorithms and analysis pipelines

Experience working with CLIA-validated assays and authoring CLIA validation plans, Illumina Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), and other sequencing platforms

Strong computation skills, fluency in Python and a workflow definition language, and knowledge of software engineering best practices

Multiple peer-reviewed publications

Applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder)