Lead Bioinformatics Engineer; Hybrid

Job Description

Pay Range: $ - $ / year

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

• Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
• Best-in-class well‑being programs
• Annual, no‑cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness
• healthy MINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 MyDay off
• Fin Fit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre‑tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance, plus buy‑up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual incentive plans
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• and so much more!

Quest Diagnostics Specialty Genetics products provide specific answers that clinicians need to deliver the appropriate diagnostic and prognostic care to their patients. You will work for the world leader in the industry, with a career where you will have the opportunity to collaborate and affect change while expanding your leadership skills and technical knowledge. This position is in our Bioinformatics Solutions Engineering group, part of the Research and Development organization, in the Molecular Genomics & Oncology unit.

The team supports genetic/genomic testing in a highly regulated CAP/CLIA laboratory environment primarily using short and long‑read sequencing as the basis of evidence. The right candidate will know how to balance innovation, standards, and quality with a practical understanding of when each is appropriate. The Bioinformatics Solutions Engineering group is a cross‑functional unit focusing on end‑to‑end design, development, documentation, validation, and launching of new high‑quality diagnostic tests and services for the benefit of our patients.

This professional will work in a hybrid capacity requiring 3 days onsite at our Marlborough, MA facility.

• Lead technical design, implementation and delivery of projects aimed at launching new diagnostic tests and services. Act as technical owner for your project, being responsible for the end‑to‑end solution from a technical perspective.
• Work with cross‑functional partners from business, operations, IT, R&D lab, geneticists, medical directors, and other bioinformatics stakeholders to create solutions that meet business and operational requirements.
• Lead solution architecture and interface design including system architecture for bioinformatics and detailed data flow mapping.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure compliance of the solution with internal and external IT security and clinical policies and processes.
• Work with bioinformatics domain leaders to select appropriate technology platforms for each step in the diagnostic process.
• Oversee end‑to‑end testing and diagnostic test validation activities with the project team.
• Lead the technical documentation and plan and execute handover to operations to ensure effective launch and operation of the solution.
• Work with project management and report on progress, analyze risks and escalate issues to ensure accurate project management.

• BS with 7+ years of experience, MS with 4+ years of experience, or PhD with 3+ years of experience in an industrial or academic setting working with clinical and biological data or equivalent and underlying technologies including bioinformatic methods, database development, query/scripting/programming languages, cloud development, agile methodology, Dev Ops and other data analysis tools.
• At least 5 years of experience working in a regulated industrial life sciences environment.
• At least 4 years of professional software development or technical engineering experience.

• Thorough understanding of end‑to‑end diagnostic process including ordering, wet lab, dry lab, result interpretation and result and data delivery.
• Experience with…