Senior Scientist Next Generation Sequencing (Contract to Hire) Job

Yoh has a contract to hire opportunity for a SENIOR SCIENTIST NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING to join our client in Fremont, CA.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and optimize use of SmartChip TE product line in NGS workflows.
- Assist commercial implementation of products at customer sites by interpreting and implementing solutions to product performance issues as seen in the field.
- Design, develop and optimize data analysis streams for multiplatform NGS analysis using industry best practices.
- Interface with researchers and engineers to implement changes to product configuration to optimize product performance.
- Design and maintain databases to store and retrieve product and customer NGS data and ancillary information such as bed files and associate primer designs
- Prepare and present materials at conferences and customer sites to showcase SmartChip TE performance.

Job Qualifications:
- Masters/Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar.
- Five (5) plus years of relevant experience
- Hands on experience with and deep understanding of various enrichment workflows, sequencing technologies and analysis workflows for NGS platforms (Illumina/Ion Torrent). Knowledge of the application of these techniques within a CLIA/regulated environment is a plus.
- Ability to apply industry standard techniques/tools to analysis of NGS data and employ techniques to optimize product performance and inform product development.
- Ability to interact with public/private databases to obtain required information to interpret NGS data
- Experience with PCR primer design is an advantage.
- Superior communication skills in a highly diverse cross-disciplinary environment.
- Ability to independently manage multiple projects and to deliver results on time per project deadlines.

Preferred Job Skills/Experience/Knowledge:
- Proficiency in UNIX (Linux) and Scripting languages (eg Python, Ruby, Perl or Groovy) is a plus.
- Experience with regulatory standards for CLIA and/or FDA IVD tests is a plus.

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RECRUITER: Will Thompson

Yoh is a professional staffing provider with over 70 years of experience in the short and long-term staffing services industry; visit our website to learn more about our company.

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