Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist

Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Position Qualifications:

Position Summary:

The Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist works independently using cutting edge tools to invent solutions for a large variety of interesting and challenging problems. The scientist develops and implements advanced analytics, medical/bio informatics and predictive tools for next generation sequencing technologies and pathology informatics at Sonic.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust systems for managing and reporting advanced test results.
• Implement best practices (enterprise level) and advanced models using data science and machine learning.
• Work with global teams to collect data, design and build models to support product development and improve their outcomes.
• Evaluation of novel methodologies, approaches and solutions for various healthcare problems including but not limited to next generation sequencing, digital pathology and clinical informatics.
• Support sustainable life cycle for data including generation, ingestion, registry, quality and governance.
• Identify unutilized data sources for improvement of product design.
• Assist in decision-making process for test results using statistical analysis.

Education:

• Ph.D. degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology or a related field plus 1-year experience in a computational role, OR
• M.S. degree with 5 or more years of experience in a scientific role.

Qualifications:

• Experience in interface/dashboard development is required.
• Experience in developing and validating machine learning models
• Proficiency in SQL, Spark, R, Python data science stack, deep learning tools and working knowledge of web development systems such as Django and Flask.
• Working knowledge of next generation sequencing and pathology informatics is required.
• Familiarity with commonly used databases and bioinformatics tools is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• A good candidate must demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, enthusiasm, and initiative on a daily basis.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is a must.
• Attention to detail is critical to the success of this position.

Licensure and Certifications:

Required

N/A.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Work Shift:

Job Category:

Information Technology

Company:

Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc

Sonic Healthcare USA is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.