Bioinformatics Specialist II - Remote
LabCorp
Labcorp is seeking a US remote based Bioinformatics Specialist II to join it's team to support our Invitae Genetics lab.
Work Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday, 8am-5pm (candidate local time zone)
Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure and maintain the delivery of accurate clinical reports by reviewing batch and sample level data for patient samples
- Create tools and workflows to ensure the accurate processing and troubleshooting of sample data and clinical systems
- Next generation sequencing (NGS) performance metric definition, analysis, and monitoring
- Assess and troubleshoot the data systems that orchestrate the lab and bioinformatics processes
- Track and improve measures of operational excellence (e.g. order turnaround time)
- Address production bottlenecks, investigate their causes, and facilitate solutions
- Serve as a subject matter expert representing the team in incident responses, process improvements, and product development
- Execute SOP development and improvement
- Develop software scripts and queries for analysis and automation
- Monitor delayed samples and support their resolution
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including being able to commit to periodic weekend support
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent with 9 years or more of experience working in a molecular biology environment (such as lab work, automation, or data analysis) OR Bachelors degree with 5 years or more of experience working in a molecular biology environment (such as lab work, automation, or data analysis) OR Masters degree with 3 years or more of experience working in a molecular biology environment (such as lab work, automation, or data analysis) OR Ph.D. with 1 year or more of experience working in a molecular biology environment (such as lab work, automation, or data analysis)
- 1 year or more experience working in a high throughput manufacturing or lab processing environment
- 1 year or more experience with troubleshooting or process improvement for lab or software pipelines
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1 year or more of hands-on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) wet lab experience
- 1 year or more experience with bash scripting
Additional Job Standards:
Strong process analysis, design, and improvement experience
Working knowledge of molecular genetics and experience with next generation sequencing (NGS) data, in a production setting
Strong experience manipulating data and troubleshooting applications in UNIX-based environments
Strong experience writing scripts to analyze data (e.g. Python, R) and well versed in software version control methods (e.g. Git)
Strong database querying experience (e.g. PostgreSQL)
Superior oral and written communication skills and the ability to clearly communicate technical findings to non-technical teammates
Familiarity with LIMS best practices and working in a high throughput lab environment
Excellent ability to work with people across different teams and specializations
Application Window Closes: 3/27/26
**Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000 / year
All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.
Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information, please click here.
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