Job Description
Make a difference every single day!
At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.
What will you be doing in this role?
The Senior Clinical Bioinformatician works under the strategic guidance of the Division Director. Develops and maintains bioinformatics tools and pipelines, contributing to the enhancement of genomic data analysis and interpretation. The Senior Clinical Bioinformatician aids in the division's quality management program and strives for operational excellence. Working alongside faculty and the operations team, contributes to aligning bioinformatics efforts with the division's goals, meeting both immediate needs and long-term objectives. Identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to leadership on services provided. The Clinical Bioinformatician is committed to patient care, applying bioinformatics practices with an understanding of the patient population's needs to positively impact clinical outcomes. Leads and participates process improvement and new testing projects.
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs data analyses for clinical genomics testing, including quality control functions consistent with the Division's Quality Management Plan.
- Designs, develops, implements, and maintains bioinformatics analysis pipelines for clinical genomics service, including NGS.
- Designs, develops, implements, and maintains tools for data mining and quality control of clinical genomic testing in accordance with the Division's Quality Management Plan.
- Assess data analysis workflows, identifies opportunities to automate analysis, reporting and QC, implements in collaboration with laboratory leadership.
- Collaborates effectively with faculty, variant scientists, and laboratory operations teams for efficient delivery of clinical services.
- Evaluates the current landscape, identifies opportunities, and makes recommendations to leadership on the expansion of services provided.
- Leads and participates in divisional, interdivisional, interdepartmental development projects for new testing and process improvement.
- Acts as a project manager when required.
- In collaboration with faculty and operational leadership, effectively adjusts priorities according to the workload, aligning to business and/or operations plans and to meet the needs of the Division.
- Keeps abreast of the latest developments in bioinformatics, computational biology, and clinical genomics to assist in identifying, evaluating, and incorporating relevant algorithms and software.
- Educates and mentors colleagues, investigators, fellows, and students in bioinformatics, fostering an environment of continuous learning and development within the division.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Master's Degree in Bioinformatics, computational biology, or related field.
- Doctorate Degree in Cancer genetics, human genetics or applicable biological science is preferred.
- Five (5) years of experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining NGS pipelines.
- Five (5) years of experience with common amplicon-based and/or hybrid capture sequencing bioinformatics open-source tools and databases.
- Four (4) years of experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining NGS pipelines in a clinical setting.
Req ID : 4910
Working Title : Senior Clinical Bioinformatician, Molecular Pathology
Department : Molecular Pathology
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Clinical Operations
Job Specialty : Clinical Operations
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $120,224.00 - $192,358.40
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
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We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
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