Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist
Veracyte · Remote ; South San Francisco, California, United States · US
Posted 60+ days ago
Clinical Data Science
Remote
Not yet analysed
Demand80
Career growth85
Healthcare fit35
Remote potential50
5-year outlook
Senior bioinformatics scientists in diagnostics typically command high salaries, with strong growth potential as precision medicine and genomic testing expand.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-08-26
Intelligence details
Why this is worth applying to
Clinicians with a strong bioinformatics and computational background should consider this role for its impact on cancer diagnostics and regulatory science. However, without such specialized training, it is not a practical fit.
Who should apply
Clinicians with a PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, or related fields, and extensive NGS and data science experience.
CV angle
Highlight any clinical oncology or diagnostics experience, and frame it as domain expertise that informs assay design, validation, and regulatory understanding.
Skills to highlight
- NGS
- Bioinformatics pipelines
- Machine learning
- AWS
- Regulatory affairs (CAP/CLIA, FDA)
- Assay validation
- Molecular biology
Role summary
Senior bioinformatics scientist leading the design, development, and validation of genomic diagnostic assays, ensuring regulatory compliance and scalable production pipelines.
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