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Verily

Senior Product Manager, Sightline

San Bruno, CA · On-site

$140.50 - $210.50/hr

## Senior Product Manager, SightlineApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: San Bruno, Californiatime type ... scientific data parameters (such as assay configurations, signal-to-noise ratios, and variant ...

Bionano

Clinical Lab Director

San Diego, CA · On-site

Partner with laboratory operations, quality, technical, clinical, scientific, and research teams on ... Strong leadership, collaboration, stakeholder management, presentation, and written and verbal ...

BioNano

Clinical Lab Director

San Diego, CA · On-site

Partner with laboratory operations, quality, technical, clinical, scientific, and research teams on ... Strong leadership, collaboration, stakeholder management, presentation, and written and verbal ...

Natera

Associate Laboratory Director

San Carlos, CA

$128K - $167K/yr

Oversee the review of genetic and CNV variant data: interpret NGS and microarray results in the ... Analyze lab data, contribute to or write publications for high-quality scientific journals. * May ...

Natera

Associate Laboratory Director

San Carlos, CA · On-site

$128K - $167K/yr

Oversee the review of genetic and CNV variant data: interpret NGS and microarray results in the ... Manage a team: review and approve assigned work; mentor and develop personnel, including dedicated ...

Natera

Associate Laboratory Director

San Carlos, CA · On-site

$128K - $167K/yr

Oversee the review of genetic and CNV variant data: interpret NGS results in the context of medical ... Analyze lab data, contribute to or write publications for high-quality scientific journals. * May ...

Integrated Resources INC

Packaging Technician

San Dimas, CA · On-site

$17 - $20.75/hr

Takes variant action only with approval of department management. * Receives well-defined ... IT Life Sciences Allied Healthcare CRO DIRECT # - (650)-399-0891 Gold Seal JCAHO Certified for ...

Natera

Associate Laboratory Director

San Carlos, CA · On-site

$128K - $167K/yr

Oversee the review of genetic and CNV variant data: interpret NGS results in the context of medical ... Manage a team: review and approve assigned work; mentor and develop personnel, including dedicated ...

Integrated Resources INC

Packaging Technician

San Dimas, CA · On-site

$17 - $20.75/hr

Takes variant action only with approval of department management. Receives well-defined ... IT Life Sciences Allied Healthcare CRO Gold Seal JCAHO Certified for Health Care Staffing "INC 5 0 ...

Integrated Resources INC

Packaging Tech

San Dimas, CA · On-site

$17 - $20.75/hr

Takes variant action only with approval of department management. * Receives well-defined ... IT Life Sciences Allied Healthcare CRO DIRECT # - (732)-844-8715 Gold Seal JCAHO Certified for ...

Veracyte

Sr. Director, Lab Pipelines and LIMS

San Diego, CA · On-site

$112K - $147K/yr

... processing, variant calling, data transformation, and quality control. This role will be ... Manage roadmap planning, resource allocation, and execution across multiple teams and initiatives

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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a manager variant scientist?

To excel as a Manager Variant Scientist, you need a strong background in genetics, molecular biology, and bioinformatics, often supported by a PhD and relevant laboratory experience. Familiarity with genomic analysis tools, next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, and variant interpretation databases is typically required. Leadership, effective communication, and project management skills help in guiding teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. These competencies are vital for ensuring accurate variant analysis, driving scientific advancements, and successfully managing complex research projects.

What is the difference between Manager Variant Scientist vs Variant Scientist?

AspectManager Variant ScientistVariant Scientist
CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Life Sciences, Biotech, or related fields; often with leadership experienceBachelor's or Master's in Life Sciences, Biotech, or related fields
Work EnvironmentLeads teams in R&D or manufacturing settings, overseeing variant developmentPerforms laboratory research, data analysis, and variant testing
Employer & Industry UsagePharmaceutical, biotech, or biotech manufacturing companiesResearch institutions, biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies

The main difference is that a Manager Variant Scientist oversees teams and projects, focusing on leadership and strategic planning, while a Variant Scientist primarily conducts laboratory research and data analysis. Both roles require similar technical credentials, but the managerial position adds responsibilities related to team management and project coordination.

What is a manager variant scientist?

A Manager Variant Scientist is a professional who leads a team responsible for analyzing genetic variants, often within clinical or research laboratories. They oversee the interpretation of genomic data to identify mutations or variations relevant to patient care, disease research, or drug development. In addition to hands-on scientific analysis, they manage workflows, ensure data quality, and coordinate collaboration between scientists, clinicians, and other stakeholders. This role typically requires expertise in genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and strong leadership skills.

What are some common challenges faced by a manager variant scientist when leading a genomics team?

A Manager Variant Scientist often encounters challenges such as balancing hands-on scientific analysis with leadership responsibilities, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards, and managing cross-functional communication between laboratory staff, bioinformaticians, and clinicians. Additionally, keeping up with rapid advancements in sequencing technologies and variant interpretation guidelines can be demanding. Effective managers foster a collaborative environment, provide mentorship, and prioritize continuous learning to overcome these challenges and maintain high-quality results.
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Scientist II, Field Applications Bioinformatics Support

PacBio

Menlo Park, CA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted yesterday

Job description

Scientist II, Field Applications Bioinformatics Support
PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) is a premier life science technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures advanced sequencing solutions to help scientists and clinical researchers resolve genetically complex problems. Our mission is to enable the promise of genomics to better human health. Genomics is core to all biological processes, and our advanced genomics tools provide scientists and clinical researchers the insights to better understand biology and health.
We are looking for an experienced bioinformatics support scientist with a strong customer focus to enable and support data analysis for our customers and collaborators. In this role, they will be responsible to train customers for PacBio data analysis, support customers pre- and post-sales, perform data analysis, and function as a link between customers and PacBio.
The candidate will combine bioinformatics, molecular biology, and software expertise. The ability to communicate with customers and internal teams are important aspects of this role. Our ideal candidate is a well-rounded top performer who can be a key contributor in a fast-pacing commercial environment, interacting with customers, scientists, and engineers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
The job will be a hybrid field-based position and includes regular travel. Though the position is primarily home office based, the employee is expected to be in-the-office approximately 10% of the time and therefore must reside within a reasonable commute of PacBio's headquarters at Menlo Park.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
  • Assist and enable customers and collaborators to ensure successful use of PacBio data analysis software
  • Train customers on PacBio HiFi sequencing data characteristics and analysis tools, including SMRT Link software
  • Be the primary contact for customers to understand their sequencing data
  • Ensure timely bioinformatics and software assistance in response to customer inquiries
  • Support sales in conducting scientific presentations, technical discussions, and customer meetings
  • Work closely with application specialists, sales, service engineers, and technical support
  • Provide customer feedback to product marketing and software development
  • Support roll-out of new software and assist with software installations
  • Work with customers and internal teams (FAS, service engineers, tech support) to prepare new instruments installations
  • The role is field based, and up to 20% travel for onsite support and training is expected
  • Approximately 10% of the time in-the-office at PacBio's headquarters in Menlo Park

Required Qualifications:
  • MSc/PhD in life sciences (molecular biology, biochemistry), bioinformatics, or related field
  • 2+ years' experience in bioinformatics, data management or tech support, ideally in life sciences industry
  • Well-experienced with high throughput DNA sequencing data analyses and pipelines
  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art sequence analysis tools and workflows, such as sequence alignment, variant calling, de novo assembly, genome visualization, transcript mapping
  • Understanding of Unix systems administration, networking, and large-scale compute hardware
  • Experience with bash scripting, Python, and R
  • Excellent troubleshooting capabilities, and experience with good practice in customer support
  • Track record of conducting scientific presentations in person and virtually to internal and external audiences
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong time management, organizational and planning skills
  • Great cross-functional team player
  • Customer-focused mindset with the empathy to understand different levels of customers
  • Good networking and customer relationship building skills
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and growing commercial environment
  • The candidate must have a valid driver's license
  • Live near an international airport

Preferred Experience:
  • Experience with PacBio data and tools
  • Experience with WDL/snakemake/nextflow
  • Previous work with CRM platforms is a plus, in particular Salesforce
  • Proven ability and motivation to work independently, i.e., in a home office-based position
  • Wet lab experience and basic knowledge of DNA sequencing instruments and library preparation protocols is a plus

Candidates must have current authorization to work in the United States without the need for present or future sponsorship.
You may be required from time to time to visit and work at PacBio locations and for such times as the Company considers necessary for the proper performance of your duties.
All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
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Salary Range:
$112,000.00 - $168,000.00
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