Bioinformatics Scientist

Bioinformatics Application Scientist

(Actual title will depend on qualification and experience)

The Company: Universal Sequencing Technology Corporation (UST) is a leading NGS biotechnology company engaged in long range/long read sequencing technology and single cell sequencing technology development. We are headquartered in greater Boston with a branch in San Diego. We are riding on a new wave of sequencing innovations .

The Position : This is a full-time position for Bioinformatics Application, a unique opportunity to work on company's disruptive linked-read technology for NGS platforms that enables many previously unachievable or difficult-to-achieve applications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with sales & marketing, R&D, and software to develop solutions for new applications.
• Support pre-sales engagements to help potential customers understand our technology and workflows.
• Work with software and bioinformatics team to develop customized bioinformatics solutions for customers.
• Participate in the development and testing of bioinformatics algorithms and software packages.
• Prepare technical notes/specifications and user guides/instruction.
• Attend and present on industrial and academic conferences in advocating company's technologies.
• Conduct Webinars and in-classroom training sessions for customers.
• Collaborate with external academic and industrial researchers and publish results.
• Other work and project assignments as required.

All listed responsibilities are deemed essential functions to this position. Additional reasonable tasks and responsibilities might be necessary based on dynamic business needs.

Requirements:

Experience

• Hands-on experience on a variety of open source bioinformatics analysis software packages for applications in de novo genome assembly, haplotype phasing, SV detections and meta-genomics, etc.
• Strong technical writing skills in development of technical user guides, software requirements documentation.
• Experience on Python, Perl, Shell Scripts, R, etc., familiar with Git, CVS, Snakemake, Docker.
• Cloud Computing experience with AWS, GCP and Azure a plus.
• Strong project management, problem-solving and leadership skills.
• Strong analytical skills and experience on technical support with academic and commercial users.

Education and Qualifications:

• Ph.D. with 2+ years, MS with 5+ years or BS with 8+ years relevant experience, in Biology, Bioinformatics and Computer Science.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

We Offer

• We offer pay commensurate with experience and education, as well as a benefits package, including holidays, vacation days, personal days, medical, dental, vision, life and accidental insurances, 401(k) plan, and relocation assistance.
• We offer employees ownership of the company through option shares. The company's success is the employee's success.
• We offer employee career development opportunities through personalized HR services and career education options.

Location: Either Carlsbad (CA) or Canton (MA)

Carlsbad, CA, is a beach town located 35 miles north of San Diego and 87 miles south of Los Angeles that hosts a highly active biotech community. It is known for its beaches, flower fields, and vibrant village with a high number of coffee and surfing shops. Carlsbad is also known for its marathon and Legoland. Nearby towns include Oceanside, Encinitas, Del Mar, San Clemente, Escondido, and San Juan de Capistrano and nearby attractions include the Mission San Luis Rey and the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. The average temperature is 64 o F to 75 o F year-round.

Canton, MA, is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston. Greater Boston is the best place to study, work and live in the United States. It has the best public school system, from primary to high school, and it is also a center of higher education and advanced researches, harboring world renowned universities, including Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BU, BC, Northeastern and Brandeis. It is the hub of biotech nology , home to many bio tech and pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer, Thermofisher, Moderna, Biogen, Amgen, Boston Scientific , Novartis, GSK, Merck, BMS, etc. It has the best healthcare system with the best hospitals, such as MGH, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center, etc.. Boston is a historic but ever-evolving city. It is on the cutting edge of medicine and technology, but traditional in its love of pastimes like cheering on hometown heroes at Fenway Park. It is a region of sports enthusiasts, artists and entrepreneurs. The Cape Cod peninsula, a popular beach resort, is not too far from Boston. Boston is one of the safest places in US with the least natural disasters and crimes.

More about UST

UST is currently commercializing a disruptive NGS technology, the TELL-Seq library technology, that enables short read 2 nd generation NGS platforms to produce super long read results. A sequencing ready DNA library can be made in a single PCR tube in 3 hours with very little DNA input, simple, fast and economic. It enables many previously unachievable or difficult-to-achieve applications, including de novo sequencing, haplotype phasing, metagenomics, SV detection, and clinical diagnostics for genetic and rare diseases and tumors.

• We are developing a new single-cell sequencing technology that can significantly reduces the cost of current single cell sequencing library preparation.
• We are developing a cutting-edge fifth generation DNA sequencing technology that can sequence a whole human genome in one hour with cost less than $100.

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