At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions. 

Our Values:

• We Seek A Better Way: We pursue bold ideas, embrace complexity, and keep pushing forward.
• We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, deliver with excellence, and always find a way. 
• We Are Stronger Together: We engage with empathy, align around what's best for Veracyte, and celebrate as one team. 
• We Care Deeply: We show up with integrity, kindness, and respect for one another. 

The Position: Scientist I, Sustaining

Onsite South San Francisco, CA

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Sustaining Team as a Scientist I. The individual in this position will play an integral role in designing experiments and analyzing data to support process improvements and troubleshooting activities in our production laboratory. This position requires, in collaboration with the CLIA operations, bioinformatics, R&D, and quality teams, planning and execution of technical studies aimed at improving genomics assay workflows, proactively identifying trends, and reducing supply chain related risks.  We would like you to share our commitment to teamwork and collaboration and be excited by the challenges of applying your scientific expertise to develop genomic tests that improve patient diagnosis and treatment. 

 Responsibilities:

• Plan and conduct laboratory experiments aimed at understanding failure modes (guard banding) and improving the performance of high complexity molecular diagnostic tests based on genomics - inclusive of study design, feasibility testing, optimization, data analysis, and presentation of results.
• Help to develop and author SOPs, experimental protocols, and technical reports related to experimental studies that become part of the Design History File and regulatory filings.
• Interact seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams such as the bioinformatics, CLIA operations, R&D, and quality to implement process improvements and to identify root cause of in-service problems.
• Troubleshoot and solve technical challenges that arise during the development process and routine operations.
• Collaborate with data science and bioinformatics to implement data visualization using Tableau or other tools to proactively identify trends in the production laboratory.
• Develop new controls and enhanced procedures for reagent and instrument qualifications.
• May participate in company audits as it relates to development of LDT testing.

Who You Are

• PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, or a related field with 0+ years of relevant industry experience, or a MS with 2+ years of experience, or a BS with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience with various molecular platforms (g. next-generation sequencing, microarrays and/or PCR), in the context of genomic assay development in a high complexity CLIA lab.
• Keen insight into experimental design, aimed at elucidating the biological factors that influence genomic results.
• Hands-on knowledge of the biochemistry underlying multi-component molecular biology methods at the sample preparation, assay, and detection level.
• Prior experience in developing or supporting molecular, genomics assays, or laboratory developed tests is strongly preferred.  
• Goal-oriented and timeline-driven to support company Demonstrated an ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment and acknowledge that product timeliness is essential to commercial success.
• Experience working with liquid handling platforms preferred.
• Must be highly motivated team player and work well with others.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent documentation skills including writing of technical documents.
• Prior experience in interpreting genomic data and data analysis skill required.
• Detail oriented and able to problem solve and offer potential solutions.
• Relevant industry experience working in a high complexity CLIA laboratory developing or supporting laboratory developed tests.

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The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).

Veracyte, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Veracyte participates in E-Verify in the United States. View our CCPA Disclosure Notice

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