Staff Test Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific in South San Francisco, California

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Job Description




COMPANY: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.



LOCATION: 180 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080



TITLE: Staff Test Engineer



HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm



DUTIES: • Work as business analyst for genomic science software and instrument business needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for requirements gathering and analysis for new software and Instrument platform.
• Document and maintain product requirements, specifications and trace matrix in document management tools.
• Derive product requirements from customer wants and customer feedback.
• Conduct software risk analysis, define user workflows, and contribute to software user interface design.
• Maintain software and instrument product backlog.
• Consult with researchers and subject matter experts to analyze problems, recommend technology-based solutions, or determine computational strategies.
• Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to different stakeholder.
• Collaborate with algorithm and quality assurance functions to strategize logical verification of the product.
• Complete ownership of logical verification of the developed module from informatics domain point of view.
• Innovate and broaden product offerings by analyzing competing products in digital and qPCR domain.
• Process, analyze, and interpret experimental datasets derived from research, by employing data analysis principles for workflow functional verification.
• Analyze algorithm performance by evaluating results and application output.



REQUIREMENTS: MINIMUM Education Requirement: Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Genomics, or related field of study. MINIMUM Experience Requirement: 6 years of experience as a system/business/Bioinformatics analyst, Bioinformatics tester, or related experience. Alternative Education and Experience Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Genomics, or related field of study plus 8 years of experience as a system/business/Bioinformatics analyst, Bioinformatics tester, or related experience.


Required knowledge or experience with:
• Genomics principles and applications, data analysis principles and Bioinformatics tools;
• Algorithm testing for analysis pipelines including genetic data analysis and Variant Interpretation;
• Concepts related to Thermal cycling, Reagent and primers chemistry, digital PCR, qPCR or RT-qPCR, Multiplex-PCR, or Biological applications of PCR;
• QSR design controls (21 CFR 820), ISO 13485, IEC 62304, ISO 14971 and IVD product development experience;
• PERL, Python (Pandas, or NumPy), Linux or Unix (Bash scripting) and R programming (basics), Shell scripting, HTML and API Testing;
• SQL, Oracle and MySQL;
• Embedded Systems testing;
• Software development best practices and Software development processes;
• Project development models (Scrum, Agile, or Waterfall methodologies);
• Software testing principles and Project management tools (HPALM, or DNG);
• Defect and document tracking tools;
• Product Commercialization Process (PCP);
• End user training experience; and
• Experience writing business requirement documents.


Salary: $148727.88 to $158500 per year


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Compensation and Benefits

The salary pay range estimated for this position Staff Engineer, Software based inCalifornia is $148,727.88-$158,500.00.


This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  
  


• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  
  


• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  
  


• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  
  


• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  
  

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