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Clinical Genome Scientist
Color, Colombia
Experience
1 Year
Salary
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Oct 25, 2021
Last Date
Nov 25, 2021
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Job Description
Named by Rock Health as the Best Digital Health Company to Work For, Color is a leading healthcare technology company. Color is building and delivering technology-enabled healthcare to millions of people. Through partnerships with public and private partners including governments, employers and health systems, Color’s infrastructure and software enables large populations to receive essential healthcare services directly where they live or work. This includes testing and telehealth services for preventive health and infectious disease management.
Since March 2020, Color has mobilized to address the pandemic by leveraging its platform to scale COVID-19 testing programs around the country. Color’s platform is used by more than 100 major employers, universities and public health institutions, such as the City of San Francisco, the State of California and PerkinElmer, community-based efforts in Oakland, and others, to deliver critical health programs.For more information about Color and its response to COVID-19, visitwww.color.com.
By investing in the technology that ensures easy and affordable access to healthcare, Color is creating the infrastructure that will serve us for decades to come. Apply to join Color and do some of the most important work of your career.If you are not sure that you're 100% qualified, but are up for the challenge - we want you to apply!
Variant classification is the cornerstone of accurate and responsible genetic testing. We are seeking a scientist with an advanced degree towork on clinical interpretation of variants observed in genes implicatedin hereditary cancer, cardiovascular disorders and other conditions. Inthis role, you will work closely with Color’s clinical genomeinterpretation scientists, medical geneticists, bioinformatics scientists,genetic counselors and software engineers. Color’s innovations insoftware, processes, and sequencing are lowering the cost of genetictesting and providing greater access to life-changing information. Thisis a great opportunity to be part of a clinical genetics team that is usingscience and technology to change population healthcare at a massivescale.How You'll Contribute:- Interpret clinical significance of genetic variants according to an established protocol based on a thorough review ofbiomedical literature and public databases. Write up a variantevidence summary that will be reported to Color’s clients andpublished in ClinVar. Up to 70% of your time will be dedicated to this task.
- Assist in developing and improving tools and workflows toensure accurate and efficient processing and reporting ofgenetic variant analysis.
- Assist in gene-disease association research to determineideal candidate genes for future clinical genetics products.
- Prepare SOPs related to the scope of job responsibilities.
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:- A self-motivated, mission-driven team player with strong communication and writing skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills and ability to critically evaluate scientific literature.
- Ph.D. or M.S in the field of genetics, biological, or medical science with deep interest in understanding mechanisms of disease.
- General understanding of NGS technology, bioinformatics and clinical genetics.
- Prior experience conducting variant classification based on the ACMG guidelines is a bonus but not required.
- Knowledge of SQL, programming languages, or data analysis tools is a bonus but not required.
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