Implementation Scientist

SOPHiA GENETICS

$100K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BSc, MSc, or PhD in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Oncology, or related field.
  • Direct experience with Next-Generation Sequencing and bioinformatics is essential.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are necessary.
  • Proven project management capabilities with diverse stakeholders are required.
  • Experience in a Commercial Technical support role in Genomics is highly valued.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customers through the implementation of SOPHiA GENETICS solutions.
  • Project manage activities for MaxCare Program execution, including scheduling and issue resolution.
  • Provide onboarding support and technical training for customers.
  • Translate lab and clinical requirements into effective solutions.
  • Support technical setup activities while collaborating with specialist teams.
  • Build relationships with customers for a consistent experience across touchpoints.

Benefits

  • Outstanding Medical, Dental & Vision with 90% Employer Contribution.
  • Company-matched 401K at 4%.
  • Company-paid short & long-term disability insurance.
  • FSA commuter benefits.
  • 20 Days PTO, increasing to 25 with tenure; plus 5 Sick Days and 14 Public Holidays.
  • Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Full Job Description
Do you bring customer-facing experience in genomics, molecular diagnostics, or bioinformatics and a track record of driving complex implementation projects? Can you translate laboratory, data, and clinical regulatory requirements into successful outcomes for customers?

If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, join SOPHiA GENETICS Professional Services as an ImplementationScientist and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.

This is a field-based role supporting customers across the US. You will spend your time working from your home office, collaborating across time zones, or travelling for customer meetings. Travel is expected around 30%. We are particularly interested in candidates based in the Central or Western US timezones for this role.

Your Mission

As an Implementation Scientist, you will lead customers through the successful implementation of SOPHiA GENETICS solutions, from initial planning and sample selection through configuration, training, and adoption via our MaxCare Program methodology. You will work cross-functionally to ensure seamless project execution, integration, and adoption of our genomic analysis platform and tools.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Implementation Services you will work closely with customers and colleagues across implementation, field applications, technical, and commercial teams.

The value add:

  • Partner with technical and Sales colleagues to understand customer requirements and draft a Statement of Work (SOW)
  • Project manage all activities leading to successful execution of a MaxCare Program, including creation of schedules and timelines, defining sampling strategies and supporting customers through issue resolution
  • Provide all onboarding support & technical training throughout the customer-defined NGS workflow
  • Translate wet-lab, bioinformatics, data, and clinical requirements into practical implementation decisions and effective customer solutions.
  • Support selected technical setup activities, such as custom reporting and federated SSO authentication, while partnering with specialist technical teams on more complex needs.
  • Build trusted relationships with sophisticated customer accounts and collaborate across regional and global teams to deliver a consistent customer experience.

Requirements

Your Background:

  • BSc, MSc or PhD in a relevant field such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Oncology or similar
  • Direct experience with Next-Generation Sequencing, library preparation, bioinformatics, and related consumables and products is critical
  • You will be logical, process-focused, and detail-orientated, capable of building, defining and upholding MaxCare Program timelines
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required
  • Previous working knowledge in a Commercial Technical support role linked to Genomics, including Field Applications Scientist, Clinical Application Consultant, Technical Specialist/Advisor or Subject Matter Expert within a Clinical Diagnostics, Biotech or Medical environment is highly valuable
  • The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, with a proven ability to coordinate effectively and communicate with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.

Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:

US:

Outstanding Medical, Dental & Vision with 90% Employer Contribution

Company matched 401K at 4%

Company-paid short & long-term disability insurance

FSA commuter benefits

20 Days PTO, increasing to 25 with tenure; 5 Days Sick and 14 Public Holidays

Free EAP

Starting Date: As available

Location: US - Central States

Contract: Permanent

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