Senior Scientist I, Bioinformatics

GeneGenieDx is a biotech company founded in 2020 in San Jose, California. Our current focus is on developing cutting-edge bioinformatics and machine learning algorithms to enable the discovery of novel biomarkers and translate them into clinical diagnostic applications

We are looking for a highly motivated computational biologist/ bioinformatician to join our team to develop and build analytical and informatics solutions that enable accurate diagnosis.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the development of analytical frameworks and computational methods targeting applications such as single cell, variant calling, epigenetics and multi-omics.
• Explore the usage of existing tools or pipelines and come up with novel algorithms when needed.
• Write production-level code and contribute to the codebase.
• Present findings and results to the team and collaborators.
• Author scientific publications

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree, preferably in computational biology, bioinformatics, data/computer science, machine learning/AI, or statistics.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in developing bioinformatics pipelines, implementation of algorithms for NGS data, and analysis of omics data.
• Understand typical pipelines and methods, such as RNA-seq, sequence alignment, genome assembly, variant calling, etc.
• Familiar with general bioinformatics software and can investigate/install/understand the usage of state-of-the-art methods and tools.
• Familiar with the statistical methods in genomic analysis and the basics of machine learning/AI methods.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated independence in carrying out research and development in a collaborative environment.
• Coding and software engineering:
  • Fluency in Python programming language, and knowledge of one of the other high-level languages (Go is preferred), able to quickly learn and program in a new language when required.
  • Familiar with unit tests, code review practices, version control systems such as Git, and container deployments.
  • Preferably had experience working with the cloud computing environment and/or Linux servers.

Join Our Team and Grow with Us:

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plan
• Health care and well-being programs including competitive medical, dental, vision & medical benefits
• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick time, holidays, and discretionary winter shutdown
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• Commuter benefits
• Other comprehensive voluntary benefits include but are not limited to pet insurance, life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), discount programs, and many more
• We continue to optimize our benefits & wellness programs as we grow our organization to make sure they meet our diverse workforce needs
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance year over year