Associate Director, Bioinformatics
Company: Exact Sciences
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
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inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while
you're working to help others.
Position Overview
The Associate Director, Bioinformatics is largely self-driven,
working in collaboration with others on one or more projects which
are extremely complex in scope. The Associate Director,
Bioinformatics is responsible for successfully leading the planning
and execution of projects. This position involves independently
making detailed observations, analyzing data that is extremely
complex and technical, critically analyzing the data and providing
supporting scientific rationale as needed, as well as providing
insights into the future direction of the project for successful
outcomes. The Associate Director, Bioinformatics helps develop the
timeline and plan for new assignments/projects.
As a technical expert with deep knowledge and thorough
understanding of the science, the Associate Director,
Bioinformatics provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior
bioinformatics scientists. Working in a team setting, this role
will be involved in Research and Development projects serving as a
technical lead and subject matter expert in exploring, researching,
and applying new technologies or providing and developing ideas and
concepts that enable the discovery of new biological insights, and
to improve or develop processes for product development towards
development of diagnostic assay products. This position provides
leadership to a team of Bioinformatics Associates and/or Scientists
by working to define clear and realistic goals and developing a
general management view of the project.
Essential Duties
Include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Conduct comprehensive analyses within several product or
technology areas and identify problems and discrepancies.
- Independently develop, plan, and analyze results of experiments
within several product or technology areas within defined
timelines; effectively present and clearly communicate findings at
data meetings, group meetings and project team meetings to inform
and enable project progression.
- Critically analyze research/experimental data, interpret the
results, and provide insights into the next steps and the direction
of the project for successful outcomes.
- Contribute towards the development of timeline and plan for new
assignments/study/projects.
- Provide technical guidance to junior scientists in project
teams.
- Manage bench-generated data and bioinformatics outputs within
high performance computing (HPC) or cloud computing
environment.
- Determine, utilize, and apply methods or technologies
effectively and provide ideas for new techniques, when
appropriate.
- Maintain knowledge of technological industry developments that
could assist in completion of an assignment or aid in the
development of new processes or procedures.
- Provide scientific rationale when analyzing and interpreting
data and provide technical input and participate in decisions
affecting project planning and experimental design.
- Prepare and provide information and data for scientific
abstracts/conferences/project meetings/publication.
- Contribute to the intellectual property portfolio by
implementing innovative and creative ideas to solve problems or
improve on current methods.
- Generate, document, and communicate development plans for
critical aspects of a project.
- Develop research plans and experimental outlines to write
experimental protocols and perform laboratory experiments.
- Prepare detailed technical procedures, protocols, and
reports.
- Evaluate impact of nonconforming data to product or
process.
- Identify and address trends in study data.
- Prepare and approve written reports.
- Lead identification of areas for process improvements.
- Maintain lab notebook in a clear, complete, and consistent
manner, following all legal, ISO, and QSR requirements.
- Prepare reports and documentation providing highly technical
analysis or summarization of results, outcomes, next steps, and the
future direction of the project to functional leader, technical
teams/groups, or project teams.
- Present results and defend scientific ideas and findings at
data meetings, group meetings, project team meetings, and/or
departmental meetings; critically evaluate scientific data for its
merits; lead meetings and help provide directions as a subject
matter expert.
- Demonstrate success in technical proficiency/knowledge,
scientific creativity and rigor, collaboration with others, and
independent thought and ability to provide insights and defend
scientific ideas.
- Work on problems of extremely complex scope in which analysis
of data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
- Exercise independent judgment in developing methods,
techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions.
- Work on assignments individually and with project team members
to meet department and project objectives.
- Work within project timeframes with successful outcomes on
multiple projects and key responsibilities.
- Act as bioinformatics leader for one or more projects that are
complex in scope.
- Act as subject matter expert in core team and/or
cross-functional meetings.
- Exercise discretion and independent judgement within broadly
defined practices and policies in: selecting methods, techniques
and evaluation criteria for obtaining and interpreting results;
analyzing data and presenting findings in a professional and
knowledgeable manner.
- Promote an open, collaborative environment built on trust to
foster positive teamwork.
- Plan, recommend, and lead activities that account for
prioritization of organizational and department goals.
- Supervise staff; including, but not limited to, organize and
prioritize work, write/conduct performance reviews, train/develop,
and manage work performance.
- Communicate goals clearly to employees to ensure understanding
and success in achieving them.
- Motivate and inspire employees to do their best work through
coaching.
- Maintain morale and support employee engagement
initiatives.
- Organize, present, and convey complex problems or issues.
- Communicate clearly and frequently with all levels of the
organization; including team members, project team members (core
and extended), functional managers, clinical lab, and other
stakeholders.
- Create high quality presentations that effectively communicate
and tie into a cohesive story the project status and/or
experimental results.
- Apply strength in performing complex analyses and the ability
to present data and recommendations to a variety of audiences
throughout an organization.
- Apply qualitative and analytical skills with strong attention
to detail.
- Ability to effectively work on several varied projects at one
time, with frequent changing priorities.
- Demonstrate excellent analytical, problem solving and
decision-making skills.
- Apply sound technical knowledge and ability gained through
experience and/or learning.
- Apply previous knowledge and outcomes to new and valuable
problems (able to make predictions based on a deep understanding of
the fundamental nature of the inputs into a decision or
action).
- Uphold company mission and values through accountability,
innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
- Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System
policies and procedures.
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
- Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these
behaviors for the organization.
- Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a
computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a
typical working day.
- Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.
- Ability to travel 10% of working time away from work location,
may include overnight/weekend travel. Minimum Qualifications
- PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science,
mathematics, or related field; or Master's degree in
bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science,
mathematics, or related field plus 4 years of experience in lieu of
a PhD; or Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational
biology, computer science, mathematics, or related field plus 6
years of experience in lieu of PhD.
- 8+ years of industry or academia experience in
bioinformatics.
- 6+ years of experience in medical device/IVD, biotech, life
science or pharmaceutical industry.
- 3+ years of direct people leadership and management
experience.
- Deep knowledge and thorough understanding of molecular biology
and/or biochemistry and/or next-generation sequencing (NGS) and
genomics.
- Demonstrated expertise in product/assay research, design, or
development
- Basic computer skills to include Internet navigation, Email
usage, and word processing. Proficient in Microsoft Office to
include Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Authorization to work in the United States without
sponsorship.
- Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the
position with or without accommodation. Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in medical device/IVD, biotech, life
science or pharmaceutical industry. . click apply for full job
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