Senior Scientist (NGS/Genomics)

Location: Boston, MA, US; 100% onsite

Salary: $95,000–$125,100 per year

Company

hirify.global conducts cancer research, develops treatments, provides patient care, and collaborates with Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals and external scientific partners.

What you will do

• Execute and supervise next-generation sequencing projects within the Center for BRCA and Related Genes.
• Perform quality control, protocol optimization, troubleshooting, data analysis, and interpretation for NGS workflows.
• Provide expertise in widely used and customized NGS assays, technologies, and multiple sequencing instruments.
• Collaborate with Center Directors, Research Scientists, investigators, technical staff, and external industry partners.
• Contribute to manuscripts and grant applications and present research findings at scientific meetings.
• Supervise technical assistants, mentor lab members, and complete performance appraisals.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Molecular Biology or Genetics and at least 2 years of postdoctoral experience.
• Hands-on experience with next-generation sequencing technologies and genomics, with a proven publication record in peer-reviewed journals.
• Proven experience developing and optimizing NGS workflows.
• Hands-on experience with NGS data analysis and visualization, including bioinformatics tools such as R, Python, and command-line interfaces.
• Hands-on experience operating multiple different NGS instruments.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship skills.
• Strong communication skills, including experience preparing manuscripts and grant applications and presenting research findings at scientific meetings.

Nice to have

• Background in genome stability and DNA repair.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, and equitable working environment.
• Research and patient-care mission focused on reducing the burden of cancer and related diseases.
• Opportunities to collaborate with academic, clinical, and biopharma partners.