Job Description

The Follow-On CDx team is seeking a highly motivated Bioinformatic Scientist to join our team to develop scientific analysis software and perform data analyses for ongoing CDx projects, which will help bring state of the art cancer diagnostic tests to market. You will interact with a diverse team of biologists, biostatisticians and bioinformatics scientists to validate Guardant assays and develop high impact data analysis tools in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working under the supervision of Senior Bioinformatic Scientists, you will:

• Develop and implement new features for software tools that are used company-wide
• Participate in and implement study designs for upcoming CDx protocols and reports for submission to the FDA
• Participate in data analyses for ongoing CDx programs
• Present updates orally, write reports and documentation, and participate in technical discussions
• Get hands-on experience in validating an NGS diagnostic test as companion diagnostic

Qualifications

• Must have experience with coding in python; sql and source control software is a plus 
• Familiarity with NGS data analysis and commonly used statistical methods
• Experience in developing scientific software packages in python is a plus
• Knowledge of the genomics of human cancers is a plus

EDUCATION: 

• Student pursuing Masters or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, Applied Mathematics or related field

Additional Information

Covid Vaccination Policy: Starting January 7, 2022, Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption from Guardant’s COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable accommodation, as consistent with applicable laws.  An employee is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain their fully-vaccinated status under this policy by obtaining, if applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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