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Bioinformatics Scientist (Remote)

Preferable Location(s): Menlo Park, United States of America
Work Type: Full Time
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About MyOme

MyOme's mission is to provide clinically-actionable genetic information to patients throughout their lives. To achieve this goal, we combine clinical-grade sequencing, advanced methods for genome interpretation, and easy portals for doctors and patients to order tests and access results. We firmly believe that patients own their data, and we empower them to share that data however they choose. We are led by seasoned entrepreneurs and scientists, and backed by an elite group of investors.

Job Description

MyOme is looking for a bioinformatician to join the team and help expand the role of genetic information in personal and family health decisions. You will collaborate with the research and engineering teams to develop and implement analytic pipelines, computational analysis, and interpretation of biological data. We are looking for an experienced bioinformatician or data scientist with a strong background in human genetics. This role will report directly to a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist.

Responsibilities

  • Work with bioinformaticians and engineers to manage, process, analyze and interpret genomic data

  • Identify and develop tools for NGS data analysis including structural variant detection

  • Develop and test algorithms for incorporation into a production pipeline

  • Design and implement quality control processes

  • Help design and conduct clinical validation study plans and reports

  • Work with our Clinical Lab Director to make sure all algorithms comply with regulatory standards

Skills and Experience

  • Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in computational biology, computer science or a related field

  • 3+ years experience in industry analyzing NGS data 

  • Coding fluency such as Python or R

  • Experience with packages such as bwa, bcftools, samtools

  • Experience working with large genetic datasets such as UK Biobank, eMerge, and dbGAP. 

  • Ability to implement new tools and evaluate open source tools quickly 

  • Familiarity with genomic databases such as NCBI, Ensembl 

  • Experience with detecting and interpreting different types of genetic variants

  • Experience managing computational tasks in a cloud environment (AWS or GCP).

  • Solid understanding of the Linux environment and shell scripting

  • Experience working with long-read technology (Nanopore, PacBio) a plus

  • Experience with Nextflow a plus

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

  • Experience working in a remote team (preferred) 

Location, Compensation, and Benefits

Location: Hybrid preferred; Menlo Park, CA 2 days/week or fully remote

Compensation: 120K-150K/year depending on experience; equity; and the following benefits:


  • Company-paid health/vision/dental benefits
  • 401K and equity option
  • Company-sponsored meals and snacks
  • Commuter benefits and shuttles to train stations
  • Vacations and generous sick time

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity

MyOme needs people of diverse backgrounds in order to build healthcare that serves diverse patients. Diversity includes all of the dimensions of a person's being, not just race, gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or religion. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, and who share a passion for improving people's lives and lifting up those around them. All of our employee’s points of view are key to our success, and fostering inclusion is an expectation of all of our employees. MyOme is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Why Work at MyOme?

Come work with us, but only if you:

  • Like to work with incredibly passionate people that aspire to change the way people engage with their health at a genetic level
  • Like to be challenged daily by the work but also people that are smart and leaders in their respective functions
  • Are comfortable with the early-stage nature of companies including the ambiguity that comes with it
  • Enjoy challenging tasks that will push you to your limits but also help you grow along with the company
  • Like competitive compensation, including equity in a company backed by world-class investors and led by an experienced team that have previously formed several successful companies
  • Enjoy unlimited PTO, health, dental and vision benefits

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