You + Helix
Helix is a place where innovators and doers gather in order to drive significant progress in population genomics. We have come together to work at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics.
If you’re excited by the idea of making a meaningful impact and joining a team where we pride ourselves on driving innovation through fostering an environment with an emphasis on empowering one another to grow, Helix might be the place for you!
Helix + The World
Helix is the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company. Helix enables health systems, public health organizations and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision making.
We are continuing to scale our world-class team to support our dedication to empowering every person to improve their life through DNA.
What is special about this role?
As a Senior Bioinformatics Test Engineer, you will play a leading role in developing and maintaining test cases for new and existing bioinformatics softwares. You will also contribute to the development of innovative solutions to test automation. You will be working with a team of talented bioinformatics engineers and scientists and be an integral part of the product development by participating in discussions and reviews throughout the software development life cycle.
As a Senior Bioinformatics Test Engineer, you will:
- Develop, maintain, and document test cases for bioinformatics pipelines analyzing NGS data in a regulated environment.
- Create and maintain required documentations to comply with FDA and CLIA/CAP regulations.
- Develop and maintain automation frameworks for test execution.
- Participate in discussions and reviews throughout the software development life cycle and provide feedback from the testing perspective.
About you:
- 3 years of relevant industry experience
- Experience with development tests for NGS bioinformatics pipelines
- Experience working cross-functionally
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Open to learning new skills and not afraid to step outside of the comfort zone
- Problem-focused and able to drive tasks to completion
Pluses:
- Experience with test development under CLIA/CAP regulations and/or FDA regulations
- Experience with automation frameworks for testing execution such as Nextflow
- Experience with Jira and JA
What’s important to us:
- Curiosity — we are all passionate about the possibilities enabled by having access to your own genome
- Responsibility — we have an obligation to people and our partners to operate with highly credible research guided by well respected advisors, with clear and effective communication about our products
- Agility — flexibility and a desire to be nimble, smart, and effective are important to the Helix culture
- Follow-through — we’re building a diverse team with amazing track records of achievement in multidisciplinary environments
What Helix has to offer you:
Aside from working alongside brilliant, dedicated, passionate, down-to-earth, curious, warm, and thoughtful people, we also provide great benefits:
- Competitive compensation, Comprehensive Health insurance package including employer sponsored HSA
- 12 weeks of Maternity or Paternity leave
- 401(k) with employer matching and 100% vested on first day
- Comprehensive Well Being benefits
- Flexible PTO
Helix is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
