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Scientist III, Bioinformatics
$95,900–$127,800 year
On-site · South San Francisco, California, United States or Carlsbad, California, United States
Job Summary
Design assays for custom targeted sequencing panels for external and internal researchers; develop, maintain, and operate bioinformatics pipelines for assay design, data mining and analysis; collaborate cross-functionally with molecular biologists, product management, and other bioinformatics/software team members to support new product development, troubleshooting, and optimization; evaluate and scale new technologies to optimize and automate pipelines for primer design; translate key scientific questions into effective design strategies and deliver high-quality design solutions that meet project requirements.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in bioinformatics, statistics, genomics, computational biology, computer science or related field; or MS with 3+ years of relevant industry experience
- Proficiency in Python and shell scripting
- Hands-on experience with bioinformatics production systems
- Experience with targeted NGS sequencing, Ampliseq technology or PCR primer design is highly preferred
- Experience with sequence analysis tools (BLAST, MAFFT/Clustal, Bowtie/BWA, samtools/bedtools) and strong understanding of genomic databases and annotations (GenBank/RefSeq, ENSEMBL, UCSC)
- Working knowledge of statistical modeling, optimization, or machine learning applied to genomic or assay-design data
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Self-motivated, collaborative, and detail-oriented
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
- Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check and drug screen
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