Bioinformatics Analyst I at Myriad Genetics in Salt Lake City, UT

Company Description

The Myriad Women's Health Regional Medical Specialist (MWH RMS) is a strategic and critical position within the company, responsible for providing clinical education and support on prenatal genetics and hereditary cancer risk assessment and management, to healthcare providers and key opinion leaders. The MWH RMS supports three products: Myriad myRisk® hereditary cancer panel (including riskScore®), Myriad Prequel™ NIPS screen and Myriad Foresight® carrier screening panel.

Job Description

Location: United States Job Identification: 2485 Job Schedule: Full time

Bioinformatics Analyst I - SLC/WFH

Myriad Genetics is a leading genetic testing and precision medicine company dedicated to advancing health and well-being for all, empowering individuals with vital genetic insights and enabling healthcare providers to better detect, treat and prevent disease. Myriad discovers and commercializes genetic tests that determine the risk of developing disease, accurately diagnose disease, assess the risk of disease progression, and guide treatment decisions across medical specialties where critical genetic insights can significantly improve patient care and lower healthcare costs. Here are some of the things that make Myriad a life changer:

• Myriad Neuroscience:https://genesight.com/about-myriad-neuroscience/

• Myriad Oncology:https://myriad-oncology.com/

• Myriad Urology:https://myriadmyrisk.com/urology/

• Myriad Women's Health:https://myriadwomenshealth.com/

This bioinformatics analyst position supports the myChoice CDx and related products. myChoice CDx is the most comprehensive tumor test that determines HRD status in patients with ovarian cancer. This FDA-approved test helps provide information on the magnitude of benefit for PARP inhibitor therapy. This position will assist various groups in interpreting the failed, inconclusive, or complicated results that are output by the myChoice CDx assay, as well as assisting with FDA required analyzes. In addition to myChoice CDx, this position will assist in the development of new myChoice products as well as related R&D endeavors.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide bioinformatics support to R&D team by evaluating and reporting NGS data/results.
• Provide quality control evaluations of various NGS data sets across multiple applications.
• Troubleshoot and escalate problematic issues, which may arise during analysis.
• Assist Bioinformaticist / Data Scientist in the analysis of larger scale projects.
• Develop documentation of analyses conducted and/or analysis plans and specifications, as appropriate.

ABOUT YOU

• General knowledge of molecular biology laboratory techniques, with previous biology lab experience is a plus.

• Strong quantitative skills, including proficiency in R, Python, or Perl; experience working with relational database and standard Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Basic understanding of Unix/Linux environment and standard bioinformatics tools such as bash, sed, or awk.

• Good organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills

• a bachelor's degree in related field (biology, computer-science, statistics, or equivalent). A master's degree in a related field is preferred.

Myriad is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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About UsMyriad Genetics Inc., is a leading personalized medicine company dedicated to being a trusted advisor transforming patient lives worldwide with pioneering molecular diagnostics. Myriad discovers and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests that: determine the risk of developing disease, accurately diagnose disease, assess the risk of disease progression, and guide treatment decisions across six major medical specialties where molecular diagnostics can significantly improve patient care and lower healthcare costs. Myriad is focused on three strategic imperatives: maintaining leadership in an expanding hereditary cancer market, diversifying its product portfolio through the introduction of new products and increasing the revenue contribution from international markets. For more information on how Myriad is making a difference, please visit the Company's website: www.myriad.com .

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender,national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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