Senior Biocurator
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Medicine moves too slow. At Velsera, we are changing that. Velsera was formed in 2023 through the shared vision of Seven Bridges and Pierian, with a mission to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of life-changing insights. Velsera provides software and professional services for: AI-powered multimodal data harmonization and analytics for drug discovery and development IVD development, validation, and regulatory approval Clinical NGS interpretation, reporting, and adoption With our headquarters in Boston, MA, we are growing and expanding our teams located in different countries! Senior Biocurator Location: Pune, India What will you do? Technical/Scientific: Comprehend (analyze, conclude) scientific content/clinical studies from different sources such as clinical practice guidelines, drug labels, clinical trials, research articles, reviews, case reports published in cancer and curate clinically significant data. Associate clinical/scientific evidences in a holistic manner to fulfil curation asks such as clinical inferences and write them as rules Demonstrate clear understanding of the product and end-to-end workflow for the given KB team Screening, Curation strategies (all complexity), Review (if trained as reviewer) How rule engine works, how predicates are written How the curated data is used downstream and how it impacts patient care Contribute to designing workflow for new curation strategy or extrapolate existing curation strategies to a similar new scenario Contribute to designing SOPs &/or Work Instruction (WI) generation - ability to present and defend ideas in team or CCC meetings Identify potential risks of process, project or design, and report deviation from SOP or WI Open to self-training and exploring new technologies Communications Should be able to communicate issues within a team or across teams with clear background understanding to achieve outcome or conclusions Initiate or engage in clear communication (slack, email and verbal) regarding any blockers/issues with team members, follow-up and conclude Ability to develop the documentation, PowerPoint presentations, flowcharts, diagrams etc. to communicate technical solutions Operational Follow/execute daily/weekly tasks till completion based on SOP with ownership and responsibility. Self QC of work - demonstrate a high standard with each deliverable Commitment to delivery of day to day tasks and projects involved as per the project timelines -- with little supervision from a senior team member or team lead Should demonstrate clear alignment with the team's release plan Content documentation - document content related approach in a scientific and methodical manner Handle different types of complexities in the workflow Training: Design, document and execute existing or revised training workflows and conduct training as per SOP/WI Demonstrate niche' expertise where you are the go-to person for specific activities, training etc. Stay up-to-date on product and process trainings required to create quality deliverables at each phase of product life-cycle Ensure compliance with SDLC and QMS processes defined at organization level to meet quality goals. Demonstrate strong adherence to Pierian core values. What do you bring to the table? PhD in genetics, genomics, molecular biology with 1+ years of postdoc or work experience OR Masters degree in molecular biology, genetics, biotechnology or biochemistry with 4+ years of work experience Experience required: 4-7 years Genetic and molecular understanding of the human disease. Good understanding of genomic databases and their annotations (For example: GenBank, RefSeq, dbSNP etc). Basic understanding of cancer biology and signaling pathways. An understanding of bioinformatics analysis to identify variants within genomic data sets is desirable. Proficiency in communicating and understanding of genetic variant details. An enthusiastic "can-do" mentality with leadership skills, a dedicated team-worker, having good verbal and written communication skills. Previous experience as an experimental scientist in applied science or hands-on experience in oncogenomic diagnostic laboratories is a big plus. Experience with open source bioinformatics tools and publicly available variant databases is a plus Personal initiative and ability to work effectively as part of a team Excellent communication skills Our Core Values People first. We create collaborative and supportive environments by operating with respect and flexibility to promote mental, emotional and physical health. We practice empathy by treating others the way they want to be treated and assuming positive intent. We are proud of our inclusive diverse team and humble ourselves to learn about and build our connection with each other. Patient focused. We act with swift determination without sacrificing our expectations of quality . We are driven by providing exceptional solutions for our customers to pos
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