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WORK STYLE DESIGNATION: Hybrid (+50% Onsite)

WORK STYLE REQUIREMENT: Onsite - 3 days / Remote - 2 days

WORK LOCATION: La Jolla, CA (SAN) Office

EXPECTED PAY RANGE:  $140,095 - $192,630 annually

This pay range is for the position's base salary only. This position may be eligible for other compensation including incentive pay and/or allowances. Candidates will receive additional information during the interview and selection process.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead bioinformatics projects and analyses to resolve the complexities of genomic structural variation from genome mapping data. (25%)
• Define strategic direction and analysis plans to drive innovative research projects internally or externally to improve analytic pipelines. (15%)
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to the bioinformatics pipeline and architecture. (20%)
• Collaborate across internal and external teams and disciplines to solve problems. (20%)
• Lead and contribute to scientific publications, conference presentations, technical reports, and to internal knowledge transfer. (20%)

EDUCATION, LICENSES, AND/OR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• A Ph.D. or equivalent experience in Bioinformatics, Structural Biology, Biophysics, or another relevant field

EXPERIENCE AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Travel may include conferences and customer visits.  
• Travel may include visits to Japan as well as the North America.
• The above could equate to 20%, however may exceed this estimate.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of related experience in the life sciences or molecular diagnostics industry setting strongly preferred.
• Strong scientific background, including an understanding of, molecular biology, structural biology, and statistics.
• Experience working with multiple genomic alignments and large genomic datasets.
• Proficiency with common bioinformatics tools for data analysis and working with “omics” datasets.
• Demonstrated expertise in Python and data science software tools.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on scientific challenges.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to HTA-AccommodationRequests@hitachi-hightech.com