Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Job ID: 546669063
Job date: 2018-01-28
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Company : Dovetail Genomics 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Dovetail’s Informatics group is expanding, and is in need of a talented computational biologist. The successful candidate will join a collaborative computational team that is engaged in all aspects of the company’s activities, including delivering genome assemblies to customers, developing new genome analysis tools, and supporting internal research and development. They will play a key role in Dovetail’s transition from our Beta Program to a full commercial offering. Primary duties will focus on applying our analysis pipeline to customer data, and carrying out research to support continuous improvement of the pipeline.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • PhD in bioinformatics, statistics, computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
  • Experience analyzing next­generation sequence data
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Deep understanding of genomics and current challenges in data analysis, and a desire to develop and deliver solutions to these challenges
  • Comfort discussing technical bioinformatics questions with both specialists and non­specialists
  • Organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to deliver high­quality results in a timely manner
  • Fluency in python, java, c or c++ and experience developing bioinformatics analysis tools


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Additional Info:
Dovetail Genomics is a Santa Cruz­based start­up company developing cutting­edge genomics technologies for vastly improving genome assembly, uncovering critical structural variation information, and many other exciting applications in genomics. We are a diverse, talented, multi­disciplinary team innovating in the field of genomics, with the ultimate goal of leaving a lasting impact on the world by providing researchers and clinicians with tools for better informing biological understanding.

As a Dovetail Genomics employee, you will receive Fortune 500 full­time benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, matching 401k plan, as well as paid holidays and PTO. Local applicants are preferred. We are not accepting phone calls related to open positions ­ candidates that meet our requirements will be contacted directly.

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