SW Test Engineer, Sequencing – Roche – Santa Clara, CA

Job ID: 5706
Job date: 2016-07-03
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Company : Roche 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Genia’s mission is to make genetic information universally available through massively parallel DNA sequencing. Our proprietary nanopore-based platform allows for single molecule, electrical, real-time analysis without the need for complicated optics or fluidics. In other words, Genia’s sequencing platform is cheaper, faster, and better than any of the alternatives, and thus has the potential to revolutionize medical care by bringing genetic analysis to the clinic. With our platform, we can truly reach the $10 genome, and begin to make practical the promises of personalized medicine.

We are a fast-moving, highly technical team of people with the ambitious goal of disrupting next generation DNA Sequencing. Developing our unique platform requires expertise across a range of fields: software engineering, data science, biology, chemistry, protein engineering, circuit design, and electrochemistry, just to name a few.

And while our chip is nano-scale, our data is big. Each sequencer generates gigabytes of raw data per second, resulting in hundreds of terabytes per week, all of which need to be moved, analyzed, and presented to users. The software team is engaged in many projects ranging from internal tools and products for supporting the Genomic workflow to customer requirement driven end user products. We are looking for a SQA Test Engineer to develop and execute exploratory tests as well as automated tests in order to ensure product quality. As a QA Engineer you will estimate, plan, and coordinate testing activities. You will also ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved in our defect tracking system.

Responsibilities include:
Communicate with developers, architects, product owner and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and designs Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases Gather or create documentation describing steps in DNA sequencing process(es) from various sample preparation(s) through secondary bioinformatics analysis. Help design and develop test harness for DNA sequencing instrument Help design and develop test harness for primary analysis for DNA sequencing instrument Help design and develop test harness for secondary analysis for DNA sequence data output by sequencing instrument Execute manual test cases Design, develop and execute automation scripts Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved Who you are You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

Required Qualifications and Skills
Strong Communication skills BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject Ability to write clear, concise and comprehensive test plans, test cases, and analyze test results Experience using medical devices and/or life science instruments Experience creating tools or scripts to aggregate and analyze metrics and trends using results from several tests Desire to learn about software development life cycle (SDLC) and software quality assurance (SQA) methodologies, tools, and processes Desired Qualifications and Skills
Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test results Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
Who we are At Roche, 91,700 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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