Variant Scientist II

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 115000 - 150000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

nvitae part of Labcorp is looking for a Variant Scientist to join its team! The Variant Scientist will contribute to a high-performing team that supports variant interpretation and clinical reporting across our product portfolio. The position will be responsible for curating genetic content across different clinical areas to grow scale and improve our offerings.

Please note: this position has the option to be 100% remote in the US or physically located at our laboratory in San Francisco CA.

The schedule for this position will be Sunday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Saturday 8am-5pm local time zone.

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

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

Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Ph.D. in Life Sciences (Genetics / Molecular Genetics /Human Genetics) with no previous experience OR

Masters degree in Genetic Counseling biological sciences molecular genetics human genetics or a related fieldwith a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR

Bachelors degree in Genetics biological sciences molecular genetics human genetics or related field with minimum 3 years of relevant variant interpretation experience

Preferred Requirements:

Experience in a CLIA diagnostic laboratory familiarity with next-generation sequencing genetic variant curation interpretation of clinical relevance and knowledge of advanced methods of copy number detection and copy number variant interpretation

Experience in one or more of the following areas: hereditary pediatric disorders ophthalmology and/or carrier testing

Skills and Competencies:

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.

A sense of curiosity strong collaborative spirit and a willingness to learn

Application Window: 9/11/2025

**Salary Range: $115000 - $150000 / year

All job offers will bebased on a candidates skills and prior relevant experience applicabledegrees/certificationsas well as internal equity and market data.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical Dental Vision Life STD/LTD 401(k) Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO) Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan more detailed information pleaseclick here.

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