Variant Scientist III - Remote

Labcorp is seeking a US Remote Based Variant Scientist III to join Invitae's clinical genomics team to support our Metropark Iselin, NJ lab.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm eastern time zone

Job Responsibilities:

• Up to 75% of your time performing variant interpretation (aka variant curation) using our validated in-house genetic evidence system to generate clear and concise clinical reports for both somatic and germline variants

• Critically analyze and interpret clinical and genetic information, including published literature, public and private databases, functional studies and modeling, as well as patient clinical records

• Develop, curate, and refine genetic content for a broad range of genetic disorders to support our operations and clinical offerings

• Achieve and maintain technical and clinical competency through initial and ongoing training in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Receive and provide case-related and performance-related feedback in a direct and supportive setting
• Participate in development and refinement of tools for analyzing genetic data
• Support implementation of process improvements to optimize and scale clinical reporting operations
• Engage with Manager/Senior Manager to support team and departmental objectives
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and address internal and client-facing queries regarding variant interpretation and clinical reporting

• Ph.D. in Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics, or Human Genetics with 1 or more years of variant interpretation experience OR Master's degree in Genetic Counseling, Biological Sciences, Molecular Genetics, Human Genetics with 3 or more years of variant interpretation experience OR Bachelor's degree in Genetics, Biological Sciences, Molecular Genetics, or Human Genetics with 5 or more years of variant interpretation experience

• 3 or more years of experience in performing both somatic and germline variant interpretation

• 2 or more years of experience working in a CLIA diagnostic laboratory

• 2 or more years of experience with different variant type curations such as CNV, mitochondria, short tandem repeats, and pseudogene disambiguation.

• Familiarity with next-generation sequencing, and/or knowledge of advanced methods of copy number detection

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to adapt to significant change that is inherent in development and innovation

• Desire to work in and contribute to a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

• Demonstrated ability to understand, synthesize, and coherently evaluate complex genetic information

• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to work independently