Quest Diagnostics · 13 hours ago
Bioinformatics Operations Engineer (Hybrid)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$118K/yr - $138K/yr
5+ years expQuest Diagnostics is a leader in the industry, seeking a Bioinformatics Operations Engineer to support production operations and improve sequence analysis workflows. The role involves collaborating with engineering and lab operations groups to ensure compliance and continuous improvement in a regulated laboratory environment.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsInformation ServicesPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Support production day-to-day operations, quickly pivoting focus to respond to incidents and requests
Monitor, execute, and improve sequence analysis workflows and automation
Track, troubleshoot and mitigate issues encountered in processing production samples to meet strict Turnaround Times (TAT) and business SLAs
Plan and develop solutions to recurring issues to be merged back into development branch maintained by the Engineering group
Generate, wrangle, merge and glean information from varied and complex data sets
Use of RESTful APIs linked to various systems including LIMS, AWS job runners and other systems necessary for data processing and execution
Design and perform validation, testing, and production deployment of systems and software to standardize processes across all Quest Diagnostics genetic testing labs
Design and perform analytical validation analysis for new genomic testing products
Write and maintain production documentation for compliance and supportability of all bioinformatics processes in production environment
Produce charts and visualization for dashboards, reporting, and in support of data driven hypothesis testing
Support interface, integration, and testing projects
Utilize a Software Development Life Cycle documentation procedure
Be an active team player and support the group
Accept input on solutions from other colleagues and teams
Availability for on-call support
Qualification
Required
5 yr experience using formal programming and scripting languages
5 yr experience working on a Linux command-line to process, parse, and merge varied data sets
3 yr experience working with web services and utilizing API communications (REST, SOAP, etc)
3 yr experience in a distributed cloud HPC environment
Knowledge and understanding of genomics, next-generation sequencing, and bioinformatics including parsing and working with typical file formats (FASTQ, BAM, VCF)
Experience supporting production grade software
Experience with source control in a development, testing, and production environment
Experience communicating technical results and data
Experience working with APIs to pull/query data
Required: B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field
Preferred
Automated testing experience; CI/CD experience preferred
Knowledge of CAP documentation requirements or working in a regulated environment a plus
Microsoft UI: Access, VBA, Macros
Pipeline Workflow Manager: Nextflow
CI/CD in GitHub
Preferred: MSc/PhD degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics
Agile certification
Nextflow training
Cloud Computing
Data Science
Benefits
Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
Best-in-class well-being programs
Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
HealthyMINDS mental health program
Vacation and Health/Flex Time
6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
FinFit financial coaching and services
401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
Flexible Spending Accounts
Annual incentive plans
Matching gifts program
Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
Career advancement opportunities
And so much more!
Company
Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics is a clinical laboratory that offers diagnostic testing, services, and information.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.6B2024-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.85B
2023-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $750M
1996-12-17IPO
Leadership Team
James Davis
Chief Executive Officer and President
Cecilia McKenney
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2026-01-09
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