Statistical Geneticist Jobs

Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) is a leading medical genetics company trusted by millions of patients and their providers to deliver timely genetic information using digital technology. We aim to provide accurate and actionable answers to strengthen medical decision-making for individuals and their families. Invitae's genetics experts apply a rigorous approach to data and research, serving as the foundation of their mission to bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people.
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Statistical Geneticist
Remote
Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) is a leading medical genetics company trusted by millions of patients and their providers to deliver timely genetic information using digital technology. We aim to provide accurate and actionable answers to strengthen medical decision-making for individuals and their families. Invitae's genetics experts apply a rigorous approach to data and research, serving as the foundation of their mission to bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people.
The AI Computational Biology team is a multidisciplinary team that uses Invitae’s database of millions of research-consented patients for drug discovery and development. We are looking to add a statistical geneticist to our team who will be developing methods and interpreting analyses to understand how human genetic variation affects health and disease.
What you’ll do:

• Design and write software for genetic association studies using Invitae and linked datasets
• Identify and communicate opportunities for therapeutic development from large-scale association studies
• Work across teams at Invitae and externally to identify and integrate relevant datasets for method improvement and validation

What you bring: Think about the top 5 responsibilities of this role and try to limit to 5 concise bullet points.

• PhD or equivalent experience in statistical genetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, or related quantitative field
• Strong programming skills, including in python, for analyzing large datasets of paired NGS and clinical data
• Experience writing software for population genetics studies (such as EWAS, gene burden tests, Mendelian randomization, genetic imputation etc.)
• Effective in working both collaboratively and independently
• Creativity in experimenting with new methods and improving existing tools

Preferred skills: Optional Section, these are not “deal breakers”.

• Experience with industry software development and high-performance computing
• Familiarity with the drug discovery and development process using human genetics data

Please apply even if you don’t meet all of the “What you bring” requirements noted. It’s rare that someone checks every single item, it’s ok, we encourage you to apply anyways.
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At Invitae, we value diversity and provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
We truly believe a diverse workplace is crucial to our company's success and to better serve our diverse patients. Your input is especially valuable. We’d greatly appreciate it if you can take a quick moment to make your selection(s) below. Submissions will be anonymous.
Please apply even if you don’t meet all of the “What you bring” requirements noted. It’s rare that someone checks every single item, it’s ok, we encourage you to apply anyways.
Join us!
At Invitae, we value diversity and provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
We truly believe a diverse workplace is crucial to our company's success and to better serve our diverse patients. Your input is especially valuable. We’d greatly appreciate it if you can take a quick moment to make your selection(s) below. Submissions will be anonymous.
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