Pacific Biosciences

Pacific Biosciences

Scientist II, Field Applications Bioinformatics Support

Seattle, King County · Mid

No sponsorship$93k-$140kDetected 1 day ago
PythonBashLinuxData AnalysisSalesforceCRMCustomer SupportBioinformaticsMolecular BiologyNGSLab ResearchCommunicationTime ManagementPublic Speaking

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About the role

  • Genomics is core to all biological processes, and our advanced genomics tools provide scientists and clinical researchers the insights to better understand biology and health.
  • The candidate will combine bioinformatics, molecular biology, and software expertise.
  • All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Support sales in conducting scientific presentations, technical discussions, and customer meetings
  • Work closely with application specialists, sales, service engineers, and technical support
  • Support roll-out of new software and assist with software installations
  • Scientist II, Field Applications Bioinformatics Support
  • PACB) is a premier life science technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures advanced sequencing solutions to help scientists and clinical researchers resolve genetically complex problems.
  • We are looking for an experienced bioinformatics support scientist with a strong customer focus to enable and support data analysis for our customers and collaborators.
  • In this role, they will be responsible to train customers for PacBio data analysis, support customers pre- and post-sales, perform data analysis, and function as a link between customers and PacBio.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art sequence analysis tools and workflows, such as sequence alignment, variant calling, de novo assembly, genome visualization, transcript mapping
  • Experience with bash scripting, Python, and R
  • Excellent troubleshooting capabilities, and experience with good practice in customer support
  • Track record of conducting scientific presentations in person and virtually to internal and external audiences
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and growing commercial environment.
  • Candidates must have current authorization to work in the United States without the need for present or future sponsorship.

Nice to have

  • Experience with PacBio data and tools
  • Experience with WDL/snakemake/nextflow
  • Previous work with CRM platforms is a plus, in particular Salesforce
  • Wet lab experience and basic knowledge of DNA sequencing instruments and library preparation protocols is a plus
  • Equal Opportunity Employment
  • Preferred Experience:

Compensation

  • $93,400.00 - $140,000.00

Benefits

  • Our mission is to enable the promise of genomics to better human health.

Company info

  • The ability to communicate with customers and internal teams are important aspects of this role.
  • Our ideal candidate is a well-rounded top performer who can be a key contributor in a fast-pacing commercial environment, interacting with customers, scientists, and engineers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
  • Assist and enable customers and collaborators to ensure successful use of PacBio data analysis software
  • Train customers on PacBio HiFi sequencing data characteristics and analysis tools, including SMRT Link software
  • Be the primary contact for customers to understand their sequencing data
  • Work with customers and internal teams (FAS, service engineers, tech support) to prepare new instruments installations

Equal opportunity

  • If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates must have current authorization to work in the United States without the need for present or future sponsorship

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