Bioinformatics Scientist

Summary

Join Tempus, a leader in precision medicine, as a Bioinformatics Scientist! Contribute to the design of diagnostic software for medical devices and collaborate with biopharma partners on investigational diagnostic testing. Manage companion diagnostic test design and development, prepare technical design documents, and collaborate with scientists and clinicians. This role requires experience in scientific programming, relational data systems, and statistical modeling. Top candidates will have experience deploying bioinformatics code in a clinical setting. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, including incentive compensation, restricted stock units, and medical benefits.

Requirements

• Experience with scientific programming
• Experience with relational data systems
• Experience with algorithms development
• Experience with statistical modeling

Responsibilities

• Contribute to designing diagnostic software systems for Tempus medical devices
• Interface with biopharma partners and develop plans for investigational diagnostic testing
• Manage companion diagnostic test design and development in concert with sponsors
• Prepare and coordinate software system technical design and requirements analysis
• Collaborate with scientists and clinicians to design diagnostic tests in a regulated environment
• Communicate with outside scientific teams as well as product and bioinformatics leadership
• Produce high quality and detailed documentation for all projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D./M.S. in quantitative scientific discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Computational skills using Python, R, and/or Bioconductor
• Experience in cancer genetics
• Experience working with next-generation sequencing data
• Experience with supporting analytical studies
• Experience with software development and verification process
• Experience in regulated medical device development
• Experience using cloud systems such as AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
• Self-driven and works well in interdisciplinary teams
• Experience with communicating insights and presenting concepts to a diverse audience

Benefits

• Incentive compensation
• Restricted stock units
• Medical and other benefits