Clinical Scientist I - The Gene Team (REMOTE, USA or Hybrid)

Compensation:  $100,000 - $110,000 per year. You are eligible to a Short-Term Incentive Plan with the target at 7.5% of your annual earnings, terms and conditions apply.

Clinical Scientist I - The Gene Team (REMOTE, USA or Hybrid)

Job Overview: 

The Clinical Scientist – Gene Team is involved in the curation and recording of gene level data to assist in variant interpretation, clinical reporting, and product development. Responsibilities include: reviewing medical literature, writing gene summaries for clinical reports, assessing gene disease validity, gene disease molecular mechanism of disease, mutational mechanism of disease, inheritance of genetic disease, and gene disease phenotype associations including penetrance and variable expressivity. Clinical Scientist I – Gene Team process requests from medical science teams, clinical diagnostics, launch teams, and other internal groups at Ambry for gene-level curation. They review medical and scientific literature to improve clinical diagnostic reporting and as part of Ambry’s participation in public data sharing and clinical research.  Additional responsibilities may be designated by supervisor/manager/director.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluate medical literature and assess gene disease validity using internal policies and work instructions.
• Evaluate medical literature to determine molecular mechanism of disease and mutational mechanism of disease.
• Evaluate medical literature and assess clinical presentation and phenotype with genetic disorders and document findings for use by individuals in medical science, clinical diagnostics and other internal groups.
• Collate information from various sources into a single document or excel file for gene-related and syndrome-related projects
• Assist with data analysis, compilation, and document writing for contribution to public databases and research publications, abstracts, and presentations
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications: 

• PhD and/or MD with expertise in molecular genetics, human genetics, molecular pathology or related field or equivalent experience. MS in molecular biology, genetics ore related field with exceptional expertise and outstanding job performance is also considered.

• Good understanding of scientific and medical literature, and ability to evaluate complex genetic and molecular information is required. Ability to communicate effectively is required, including scientific writing, scientific presentations, and preparing of scientific datasets and documents. Capable of accomplishing workload and additional projects with minimal supervision. Able to prioritize work, and to maintain a high level of organization. Desire to work in fast paced environment. Ability to communicate effectively one-to-one, in group settings, with clients, vendors and employees of the organization.

Preferred: 

• For PhD, prior experience with gene curation and/or variant assessment in a diagnostic/clinical laboratory setting, or other relevant genetics experience is preferred.

• For MS, a minimum of 2-year experience from a diagnostic/clinical laboratory setting is required but 5+ years of relevant molecular biology/genetics laboratory experience highly preferred.

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About Us: 

Ambry Genetics Corporation is a CAP-accredited and CLIA-licensed molecular genetics laboratory based in Aliso Viejo, California. We are a genetics-based healthcare company that is dedicated to open scientific exchange so we can work together to understand and treat all human disease faster.

At Ambry, everyone is welcome. A career at Ambry Genetics is a chance to be part of a dynamic company that aims to improve health by understanding the relationships between genetics and human disease. We earned our reputation as industry leaders by responsibly introducing cutting-edge genetic testing solutions and continually sharing what we learn with the global scientific community.

At Ambry you will be learning, challenging yourself, and having fun while collaborating with teammates through the open exchange of ideas.  Our outstanding benefits program includes medical, dental, vision, 401k with a 4% employer match, FSA, paid sick leave and generous paid time off (PTO) program. You can learn more about the benefits here. Ambry Genetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we maintain a drug-free work environment.

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