Medical Reporting Curator

Foundation Medicine

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Reporting Curator, Genomics Analysis & Reporting (GAR), works within a team of scientists and analysts to perform dry-lab analysis and interpretation of next-generation sequencing data in a high-complexity clinical diagnostic laboratory. The role also contributes to quality-metric collection and presentation, as well as scientific development related to content generation, supporting high-quality, personalized diagnostic reports for each patient. The position supports FMI’s clinical oncology knowledgebase and reporting operations, including reviewing and refining medical content, retrieving database content, reviewing genomic variant calls, and preparing clear, comprehensive reports for patients and physicians. It follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and defined turnaround times, provides on-call support for GAR, and contributes to software and reporting improvement projects and other GAR and FMI initiatives as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, or a closely related field and at least 4 years of relevant work experience, or a master’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant work experience.
Ability to perform careful work under deadline pressure.
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with strong attention to detail.
Ability to perform assignments with minimal supervision.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational, administrative, and analytical skills.
Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy.
Commitment to reflecting FMI’s values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

Apply scientific knowledge to improve and advance FMI’s clinical oncology knowledgebase.
Collaborate with FMI scientists and analysts to review and refine existing medical content.
Organize, refine, and revise report information into concise and comprehensive formats for patients and physicians.
Retrieve database content to prepare reports describing patient test results.
Review genomic variant calls using proprietary and publicly available tools, including the Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV), in collaboration with the scientific team.
Provide test results according to SOPs, with the best possible quality within defined turnaround times.
Update database content according to SOPs.
Provide on-call support for GAR.
Contribute to software development processes supporting reporting projects.
Contribute to projects relating to reporting improvements.
Contribute to additional projects supporting broader GAR and FMI projects, as needed.
Deliver on tight deadlines.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with FMI’s attendance policies.