Position title: Clinical Genomics Scientist Australia

Employer: Invitae

Closing date: 31-03-2022

Brief position description: Location: Australia
Language requirements: English. Additional languages are a plus!
Start date: ASAP

Invitae is on a mission to drive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people.
To bolster our shared mission and help Invitae expand, we are looking for a Clinical Genomic Scientist. In this position, you will be curating, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting clinical genetic data derived from a variety of core technologies such as NGS panels, MPS exome sequencing, and chromosomal microarray among others.

A day in the life
Your typical day might include the following:
- Focusing up to 75% of your time on variant interpretation (aka variant curation), applying validated in-house genetic evidence systems, using these interpretations to build clear and concise clinical reports;
- Collaborating with our genetic pathologists, medical geneticists, genetic counselors, genomics scientists, bioinformaticians, quality managers, etc;
- Performing analyses of clinical and genetic information, including published literature, public and private databases, functional studies and modeling, as well as patient clinical records;
- Crafting, curating, and detailing genetic content for a broad range of genetic disorders to support our operations and clinical offerings.

This job might be for you if:
- You hold a FFSc, FHGSA/MHGSA, MD/MBBS, PhD or MSc in genetics, genetic counseling, or a related field. We encourage candidates with undergraduate degrees and relevant work experience to apply!
- You have developed skills in interpreting, synthesizing, and evaluating complex genetic information; Knowledge in variant interpretation (variant curation) is a plus;
- You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- You are familiar with next-generation/massively-parallel sequencing or acquainted with sophisticated methods of copy number detection and have experience at a NATA-accredited diagnostic laboratory. This is valued, but not essential.

Job website: https://www.invitae.com/en

Contact name: Rosa Markus

Contact email: rosa.markus@invitae.com