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Senior Specialist - Bioinformatics (Global Customer Support-Molecular Labs)

Genentech · Pleasanton · On-site

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About Genentech

Genentech discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes treatments for patients with serious and life-threatening medical conditions. Backed by North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

About the role

You will represent customer support requirements throughout the development lifecycle, lead and partner with cross-functional teams across multiple business units, and drive strategic stakeholder management. As a global team, our team members are located across Penzberg, Germany; Cape Town, South Africa; and Rotkreuz, Switzerland. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Proven experience with standard analyses and pipelines for next-generation sequencing data and support in technical fields such as Bioinformatics, Genomics, Biotechnology, or closely related areas
  • Proficiency experience in designing, developing, documenting, and deploying bioinformatics pipelines for NGS applications
  • Advanced working knowledge of Linux/Unix operating environments, shell scripting, and using GitHub/GitBook as research and support resources
  • Information Security and Data Privacy Fundamentals
  • Proven ability to install, configuration, and application of common open-source bioinformatics tools (e.g., BWA, giraffe, STAR, samtools, GATK)
  • Experience in orchestrating workflows using Nextflow
More about this role

Experience Senior Specialist – Bioinformatics to work on AXELIOS integrated analysis workflows as well as open source modules, serves as a Tier-2 subject matter expert within Global Customer Support (GCS), operating with high autonomy to bridge new product development and post-market support. In this role, you will define and execute the global service and lifecycle strategies for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) pipeline products, ensuring all deliverables align with the List of Deliverables through to Launch Decision.

You will represent customer support requirements throughout the development lifecycle, lead and partner with cross-functional teams across multiple business units, and drive strategic stakeholder management. As a global team, our team members are located across Penzberg, Germany; Cape Town, South Africa; and Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project Lead: Directs the comprehensive Service concept strategy and technical requirements within the project team for new product development or product update, holding complete accountability for fulfilling milestones on time, within scope, and in alignment in the List of Deliverables. Collaborates directly with...

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