Senior Computational Scientist

Title: Senior Computational Scientist

Location: Salt Lake City , Uytah / South San Francisco- CA United States

Work Type: Hybrid, Full Time

Job ID: 5731

Job Description:

The Sr Computational Scientist builds and maintains the underlying assays and analytical pipelines, working closely with molecular biologists and software engineers. Contributions include validating product updates, developing statistical analysis methods, and sharing methods in the form of simple re-usable software.

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 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.

• Experience with modern medical genetics data sets preferred.

• Working knowledge of nucleic acid chemistry and genetics preferred.

• A sense of humility coupled with deep compassion, impeccable integrity, and an eagerness to be part of a caring and supportive team.

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

ABOUT US

Myriad Genetics Inc., is a leading personalized medicine company dedicated to being a trusted advisor transforming patient lives worldwide with pioneering molecular diagnostics. Myriad discovers and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests that: determine the risk of developing disease, accurately diagnose disease, assess the risk of disease progression, and guide treatment decisions across six major medical specialties where molecular diagnostics can significantly improve patient care and lower healthcare costs. Myriad is focused on three strategic imperatives: maintaining leadership in an expanding hereditary cancer market, diversifying its product portfolio through the introduction of new products and increasing the revenue contribution from international markets.

• Minimum Salary: 141,300.00
• Midpoint Salary: 176,600.00