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Rong Chen
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Last seen 9.6 years ago
We have several openings on Bioinformatics Scientist, Statistical
Geneticist, and Software Engineer in an extremely promising startup
company in the bay area. Persoalis is a venture-backed startup company
providing genome services for clinical research and medical
diagnostics. We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual
to join our Research and Development Team. Here is a summary of the
job description.
Responsibilities:
1) Develop and implement algorithms, statistical methods and software
to analyze human genome sequences for genetic risks, disease
mechanisms, and
drug response.
2) Develop and implement methods for integrative data analysis and
visualization of analysis results.
3) Develop and implement methods for assessing the effects of
different genetic variants.
4) Develop strong cross-functional relationships within the R&D and
Operations teams.
5) Actively participate in developing project plans and providing
regular updates against milestones
6) Collaborate with internal and external research scientists on
analyzing human genome sequences for personalized
medicine
Requirements:
1) Minimum of 2-5 years of doctoral, post-doctoral or work experience
analyzing, visualizing, interpreting large- scale genomic/genetic
datasets
2) Extensive experience with R development, preferably for
genetics/genomics applications
3) Outstanding programming skills in Perl, Python, C, or Java
4) Prior experience with MySQL and public repositories of genetic,
genomic, and biological data is a plus
5) Prior project experience with human genetics and/or analyzing data
from genome-wide association studies is a plus
6) Prior experience building and assessing risk models of disease is a
plus
6) Prior graphical programming experience is a plus
7) Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-
functional teams across the organization
8) Strong desire to work in a high-energy, hands-on startup
environment
Education:
MS or PhD in statistics, bioinformatics, computational biology,
computer science, statistical genetics, or a related field.
This position could be
at junior or senior level according to the experience of the
applicants.
If interested, please submit a letter of interest, resume and salary
requirements to careers at personalis.com. Please also send your CV to
me directly at rong.chen at personalis.com.
Best
regards,
Rong
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Rong Chen, Ph.D.
Director of Predictive Medicine
Personalis Inc.
1350 Willow Road, Suite 202
Menlo Park, California 94025
Tel:858-837-2265
Email: rong.chen at personalis.com
Twitter: @RongChenBioinfo
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