Bioinformatics Scientist

Medicine moves too slow. At Velsera, we are changing that.
 
Velsera was formed in 2023 through the shared vision of Seven Bridges and Pierian, with a mission to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of life-changing insights.
 
Velsera provides software and professional services for:
AI-powered multimodal data harmonization and analytics for drug discovery and development
IVD development, validation, and regulatory approval
Clinical NGS interpretation, reporting, and adoption
 
With our headquarters in Boston, MA, we are growing and expanding our teams located in different countries!

What will you do?

· Work directly with clients without the additional BiX reviews

· Receive and process requirements directly from clients (completely independently)

· Propose different solutions to the client and trade-offs associated with each

· Understand constraints and assumptions under which it works for

· Develop novel solutions for the specific client-based use case

· Work on project planning and writing client facing documentation independently

· Guide and review project plan and client facing documentation for other colleagues

· Break down projects and delegate into separate tasks efficiently

· Mentor colleagues

· Present materials at seminars and assists in department level strategic planning

· Identify new opportunities for development

· Work with engineering/product teams and guide them through client’s use-case

· Communicate and enforce best practices among team-members during project implementation

· Provide consultation and technical solutions to cross functional bioinformatics projects

· Lead in the complete flow of the project - from pre-sales to SOW to the implementation phase

· Speak externally, engage with future customers/collaborators and demonstrate values Velsera brings to their clients

· Drive or helps others to drive novel R&D projects and find innovative solutions

· Provide consulting, review and advice to the teams working on cutting-edge projects

· Adapt quickly and take projects with short notice and deliver at a high level

· Design, develop and maintain various Bioinformatics analysis pipelines and solutions for analyzing and managing clinical NGS data

· Collaborate with software engineers, contribute to product development by building and maintaining computational infrastructure for robust, cost-effective, and automated execution of bioinformatics solutions in the cloud

What do you bring to the table?

· Education requirements:

• BSc with minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience
• MSc with minimum 4 years of relevant industry experience
• PhD with minimum 3 years of relevant industry experience

· 2+ years of experience as performing responsible bioinformatician role on projects

· Experience in documenting bioinformatics finding or development in a scientific manner (able to write scientific papers or adopt a similar approach)

· Strong experience in specific bioinformatics domains (single-cell, spatial transcriptomics, clinical, oncogenomics, rna-seq)

· Basic statistical knowledge (comparison, data analysis)

· Advanced knowledge of programming and good programming practices

· Strong and proved scientific background

· Strong technical and software development experience

· Strong communication, data presentation and visualization skills

· Personal initiative and ability to work effectively with in a cross functional team

· Good communication skills (internal and external) - able to align different parties, communicate needs and requirements and sort-out differences

· Great domain knowledge and able to understand clients use case and provide fitting solutions

People first. We create collaborative and supportive environments by operating with respect and flexibility to promote mental, emotional and physical health. We practice empathy by treating others the way they want to be treated and assuming positive intent. We are proud of our inclusive diverse team and humble ourselves to learn about and build our connection with each other.

Patient focused. We act with swift determination without sacrificing our expectations of quality. We are driven by providing exceptional solutions for our customers to positively impact patient lives. Considering what is at stake, we challenge ourselves to develop the best solution, not just the easy one. 

Integrity. We hold ourselves accountable and strive for transparent communication to build trust amongst ourselves and our customers. We take ownership of our results as we know what we do matters and collectively we will change the healthcare industry. We are thoughtful and intentional with every customer interaction understanding the overall impact on human health. 

Curious. We ask questions and actively listen in order to learn and continuously improve. We embrace change and the opportunities it presents to make each other better. We strive to be on the cutting edge of science and technology innovation by encouraging creativity. 

Impactful. We take our social responsibility with the seriousness it deserves and hold ourselves to a high standard. We improve our sustainability by encouraging discussion and taking action as it relates to our natural, social and economic resource footprint. We are devoted to our humanitarian mission and look for new ways to make the world a better place. 

Velsera is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Velsera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, colour, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry.