You + Helix

Helix is a place where innovators and doers gather in order to drive significant progress in population genomics. We have come together to work at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics.

If you're excited by the idea of making a meaningful impact and joining a team where we pride ourselves on driving innovation through fostering an environment with an emphasis on empowering one another to grow, Helix might be the place for you!

Helix + The World

Helix is the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company. Helix enables health systems, public health organizations and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision making.

We are continuing to scale our world-class team to support our dedication to empowering every person to improve their life through DNA.

What is special about this role?

The Department of Clinical Genomics is new to Helix. We're like a start up within a start up, with ample opportunity for growth and professional development. Our team is small but mighty and growing fast.This specific role will create leadership opportunities in the space of Hereditary Cancer Genetics. Join early and help build our new department into a world class Clinical Genomics operation.

As a Genomics Counselor, you will:

• Review current clinical guidelines to ensure Helix Hereditary Cancer panels contain the relevant genes
• Perform gene-level curation to identify challenging genomic regions within the test design
• Estimate test sensitivity and specificity given design parameters
• Create clinician and patient-facing test support materials
• Calculate post-test residual risks
• Define and create test reports suitable for clinician and patient consumption
• As needed, support variant interpretation activities
• Act as a stakeholder for teams building tools for interpretation and reporting
• Actively participates in continuing education series including journal clubs, complex variant discussions/presentations, and conferences, as needed

About you:

• Master's degree or higher in genetic counseling or human genetics
• Valid Genetic Counselor License or Temporary Genetic Counselor License issued by the State of California
• Meets licensing requirements for the state of residence
• 3+ years working as a Hereditary Cancer laboratory genetic counselor in a provider facing role
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Passionate about Hereditary Cancer genetics with great attention to quality and detail
• Initiative-driven, self-motivated
• Collaborative, constructive cross-functional team member

Pluses:

• Direct patient experience
• Variant interpretation experience

What's important to us:

• Curiosity — we are all passionate about the possibilities enabled by having access to your own genome
• Responsibility — we have an obligation to people and our partners to operate with highly credible research guided by well respected advisors, with clear and effective communication about our products
• Agility — flexibility and a desire to be nimble, smart, and effective are important to the Helix culture
• Follow-through — we're building a diverse team with amazing track records of achievement in multidisciplinary environments

What Helix has to offer you:

Aside from working alongside brilliant, dedicated, passionate, down-to-earth, curious, warm, and thoughtful people, we also provide great benefits:

• Competitive compensation, Comprehensive Health insurance package including employer sponsored HSA
• 12 weeks of Maternity or Paternity leave
• 401(k) with employer matching and 100% vested on first day
• Comprehensive Well Being benefits
• Flexible PTO

Helix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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