Variant Scientist

Tempus AI

2d • $60,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry? Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

Requirements

• Must have utmost attention to detail, excellent communication, and writing skills
• Ability to accurately follow formal documentation and protocols
• Ability to work in both an individual and group setting.
• Must be flexible and able to adjust priorities according to workload or management needs
• Ability to work Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday

Nice To Haves

• MS, GC, or PhD degree in Cancer Genetics, Human Genetics, or Biological Sciences
• Prior experience in a diagnostic laboratory, clinical report writing, and familiarity with human mutation databases, genome browsers, and HGVS nomenclature is preferred.
• Oncology experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Accurately classify somatic and germline variants for liquid biopsy, panel tests, and whole exome NGS sequencing
• Utilize a variety of in-house software tools to analyze clinical molecular data
• Read and interpret scientific literature and curate relevant findings in a clear, concise, and precise manner
• Summarize somatic and inherited genetic test results to generate high quality clinical reports
• Perform critical quality control functions for molecular reports that complies with quality management programs and standard operating procedures
• Support improvements for current assays and processes
• Curate variants, genes, and diseases for scientific and clinical relevance
• May train junior team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level