Job description
Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) is a leading medical genetics company trusted by millions of patients and their providers to deliver timely genetic information using digital technology. We aim to provide accurate and actionable answers to strengthen medical decision-making for individuals and their families. Invitae's genetics experts apply a rigorous approach to data and research, serving as the foundation of their mission to bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people.
Invitae is seeking Bioinformaticians to join our team. This role will be centered around crafting workflows, tools and algorithms to complement assay/product development. The ideal candidate should be able to perceive a problem clearly and dissect it into components which can be resolved programmatically. Having a comprehensive grasp of genomics and next generation sequencing will be key to succeeding in this role. This person should be independent, well organized and collaborative with clear communication skills. In addition, the ability to frequently switch between tasks will be helpful.
As necessary, but not as a primary role, the candidate will assist the Clinical team in ad-hoc analysis and research required to meet regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for scaling our pipelines as we work toward our goal of providing low-cost genetic answers to billions of people.
Responsibilities:
- Develop high-performance bioinformatics workflows that can accurately and reliably analyze large volumes of Next Generation Sequencing data using Nextflow in a system agnostic manner
- Collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team by building, deploying, and maintaining software solutions compatible with distributed and/or containerized systems
- Designing APIs using industry best practices to streamline communication between various Invitae platforms
- Develop best practices for processing of NGS data including optimization of parameters, resource utilization, and consensus approaches across various NGS applications
- Drive genetics technology development in a cross-disciplinary setting by critically analyzing and deriving insights from experimental data (including NGS, arrays, and novel technologies) using open source NGS tools and building custom tools when needed
- Develop reproducible analysis for research and development purposes
- Review, understand, and stay in compliance with Invitae HIPAA Security policies and procedures
Qualifications:
- MS with 3+ years experience or PhD in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology preferred
- Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience. Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.
- Fluent in Python, R, nix, and SQL like DB technology for data analysis
- Working knowledge of pipeline workflow engines: Nextflow, Snakemake
- Working knowledge of standard bioinformatic tools used in NGS pipelines
- Strong knowledge of Genomics and Molecular Biology
- Solid understanding of Illumina sequencing technologies and metrics
- Formal statistics background is a plus
- Formal software development experience (preferred)
- Understanding of Cloud Computing (preferred)
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Please apply even if you don't meet all of the "What you bring" requirements noted. It's rare that someone checks every single item, it's ok, we encourage you to apply anyways.
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At Invitae, we value diversity and provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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