The Senior Bioinformatics Scientist will be proficient in collaborative, integrative, data-driven, computational analysis necessary to develop, launch, and innovate in all aspects of high-throughput oncology test product development and Real World Evidence analysis. As a part of the Bioinformatics and Oncology teams, you will have the opportunity to innovate and implement your ideas to constantly improve our product and analytics so that they are best suited for the changing landscape of clinical needs. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Analyze large volumes of NGS data in order to draw conclusions from a rich database of historical test results.
• Design, prototype, and analyze statistical modeling approaches on NGS data.
• Communicate analysis results to stakeholders across computational and experimental teams.
• Contribute to a highly collaborative work environment, participating in brainstorming sessions and maintaining a motivating work environment.
• Develop reproducible analyses for research and development activities.
• Work with molecular biologists to troubleshoot and analyze technology development experiments from concept through launch.   
• Write clear and precise reports for a technical audience.  
• Work with members of the bioinformatics group, medical affairs, and epidemiologists to conduct integrative analysis with clinical data.

• Dedicated to make a difference in a rapid-paced environment
• Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, statistics, mathematics, computer science or related field
• Experience with analysis of high-throughput sequencing data in the context of genomics, epigenomics or other applications.
• Strong background in statistical fundamentals and analysis, including inference approaches and iterative model development
• Experience developing and implementing novel methods in an open-ended data-limited setting
• Proficiency with a high level scripting language (e.g. Python, R)
• Proficiency with Linux command-line and version control tools (git and GitHub)
• Excellent communication skills in an interdisciplinary environment
• Familiar with regulated development environments  

Covid Vaccination Policy:  Starting January 7, 2022, Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption from Guardant’s COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable accommodation, as consistent with applicable laws.  An employee is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain their fully-vaccinated status under this policy by obtaining, if applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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