Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics
$129.4k - $165kFull-time
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Discover Impactful Work
You'll help develop advanced NGS workflows and bioinformatics solutions. You will contribute to developing fully automated, sample-to-report NGS workflows for both clinical and research applications, with a focus on oncology. Working with cross-functional teams of algorithm developers, software engineers, molecular biologists, and product managers, you will help advance genomic analysis and precision medicine.
Location
This is a fully onsite position based in South San Francisco, CA or Pleasanton, CA site. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.
A Day in the Life
- Design, develop, and optimize bioinformatics pipelines supporting next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows for oncology and other clinical and research applications
- Develop automation tools and scalable software solutions to streamline genomic data processing and analysis
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, algorithm developers, molecular biologists, and product managers, to deliver integrated sample-to-report solutions
- Validate bioinformatics algorithms and workflows while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards
- Translate customer and scientific requirements into technical specifications and software requirements
- Support product development through data analysis, troubleshooting, testing, and documentation
- Maintain clear technical documentation and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives
Keys to Success
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or related biological field with 8+ years of experience in bioinformatics, with focus on NGS applications and oncology; OR Advanced Degree with 6+ years of experience
Experience
- Experience developing bioinformatics pipelines and genomic analysis workflows in regulated environments
- Proficiency with common bioinformatics tools and algorithms for NGS analysis
- Experience with variant calling, sequence alignment, and functional annotation
- Strong programming skills in Python, Perl, and shell scripting
- Expertise working in Linux/Unix environments and relational databases
- Experience with testing and documentation in regulated environments
- Experience supporting cross-functional software or product development teams
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS) and containerization technologies
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning techniques
- Familiarity with Java programming is desired
- Demonstrated project coordination and cross-functional team collaboration
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with ability to adapt to team standards
- Understanding of clinical and regulatory requirements for diagnostic applications
- Knowledge of software development best practices and version control systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Other
- 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 scre
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $129,400.00-$165,000.00.
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
- A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
- At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
- Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit:
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