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.
- Analyze next-generation sequencing data ranging from single research experiments to very large data sets reaching correct conclusions based on rigorous mathematical analysis and principles of statistics and probability.
- Research and develop novel deep & machine learning architectures, statistical algorithms and mathematical models for application in genomics within a Python-based infrastructure.
- Lead the design and development of data specification standards and data science business processes
- Collaborate effectively with R&D, production, and clinical teams to build pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data
- Ensure internal processes and metrics are aligned to create the highest product quality and competitive advantage
- Produce clear, concise and correct technical documentation including research reports and algorithm specifications
- Generating ideas to improve existing technology and drive future technology
- Master’s degree / PhD or Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience in engineering, computer science, bioinformatics, statistics, or similar, with a strong foundation in probability theory and/or statistics.
- Knowledge of bioinformatics tools, clinical diagnostics workflows or genetic processes
- Expertise in scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems for knowledge and insights extraction from data
- Extensive knowledge in the domains of machine learning, signal processing and related quantitative techniques and theory
- Proficient in Python, bash and scripting fundamentals, including file parsing and data visualization
- Experience with cloud computing technologies (AWS preferred).
- Experience with data management in a regulated environment - a plus
- Independent self-management and organizational skills in setting and executing rapidly changing priorities.
- Entrepreneurial, driven to create and to be impactful team player
- Strong attention to detail demonstrating accuracy and consistency in tracking and reporting data
- Eagerness to acquire new skills in areas such as databases, statistics, and genetics
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to evaluate and apply new technologies in a short time
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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).
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Skills Required
- Master’s degree or PhD in engineering, computer science, bioinformatics, statistics, or a related field
- Master’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience may substitute for a PhD
- Strong foundation in probability theory and/or statistics
- Knowledge of bioinformatics tools, clinical diagnostics workflows, or genetic processes
- Expertise in scientific methods, algorithms, systems, and quantitative data analysis
- Extensive knowledge of machine learning, signal processing, and related quantitative techniques
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, scripting fundamentals, file parsing, and data visualization
- Experience with cloud computing technologies, preferably AWS
- Experience with data management in a regulated environment
- Strong independent organizational, communication, collaboration, and prioritization skills
Veracyte Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veracyte and has not been reviewed or approved by Veracyte.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes PTO, sick leave, paid medical leave, and paid parental leave; PTO is characterized as better than average with accrual increasing over tenure.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with employer match, with indications the match has been enhanced recently.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is accessible through an ESPP and RSUs for certain roles, and added share authorization signals continued equity availability.
Veracyte Insights
What We Do
Veracyte is a global diagnostics company that empowers 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 growing menu of diagnostic tests answers important clinical questions to help patients avoid risky, costly procedures and interventions, and accelerate time to appropriate treatment
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