Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Labcorp is recruiting a Sr Bioinformatics Scientist for a dynamic team in either Westborough, MA, Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA. This position can also be Remote based. Improve understanding of biological measurements and assay performance, to design, develop and extend algorithms for extracting and interpreting relevant information from clinical specimens

• Collects, manages, and studies biological data especially genomic and at the molecular level by using computer software and hardware with data mining and knowledge engineering as appropriate to the purpose
• Collaborates with R&D scientists on the development of new assays, measurement technologies and tests for evaluating clinical conditions.
• Performs statistical and bioinformatics analyses of experimental data produced by clinical testing instruments such as DNA sequencers, qPCR and other molecular instruments
• Conducts data mining over internally produced and publicly available data sets
• Provides analysis information to management to aid in decision making on the development of new laboratory developed tests or improvement of existing test.
• Provides bioinformatics support for the commercial molecular diagnostics
• Develops or improves data analysis pipelines necessary for processing of large datasets
• Develops or improves interpretation pipelines for variant scoring and reporting

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's/PhD preferred in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Molecular Biology, Mathematics, Engineering or related field
• Must be able to provide evidence of relevant research expertise in the form of presentations, software, technical publications, and/or knowledge of applications
• Master's/PhD with 0-2 years' experience or Bachelor's with at least 5 years' experience in a biotechnology setting.