DNAnexus is the leading cloud-based SaaS company providing genomic data and analysis technology to the healthcare and life science industry. DNAnexus' health informatics platform serves customers across —  biopharmaceutical, clinical diagnostics, healthcare, academic research, and government in 48 countries with compliant protection of data, privacy, and intellectual property. Our platform provides a secure and collaborative environment where genomics, multi-omics, and clinical data can be analyzed at scale, providing new insights that can lead to new scientific discoveries, targeted drug development, and better patient care. For more information on DNAnexus, please visit www.dnanexus.com or follow the company @DNAnexus.

About DNAnexus xVantage Group

DNAnexus xVantage Group is passionate about partnerships and client success. Our partnership culture is as important as the technology we provide our clients. Our mission is to help our clients achieve their research and clinical goals with the DNAnexus solutions and services. Our client base spans pharmaceutical companies, clinical diagnostic laboratories, medical centers, government (FDA), as well as national biobanks. Our team includes highly sought after experts including data scientists, bioinformaticians, cloud computing experts, and software engineers.

Job Description DNAnexus Academy Trainer

DNAnexus Academy aims to build high-demand skills in bioinformatics, data science, and data governance and security, to help our clients effectively use our solutions to achieve their research and clinical objectives, and to convert novices to evangelists.

The DNAnexus Academy Trainer possesses domain expertise to further educate the customers that use the DNAnexus platform. The Trainer works across multiple departments and stays abreast of DNAnexus product roadmap to keep the training programs relevant and ahead of demand. Training may take place remotely via web-conferencing, synchronously or asynchronously via a learning management system, and in -person.

Responsibilities
 

• Take an active role in the development of bioinformatics, translational informatics, and/or data science training courses designed to leverage the strengths of the DNAnexus platform
• Take an active role in the delivery of the content to DNAnexus customers, which range from the pharmaceutical industry to academic research and medical centers
• Support the implementation of  online and in-person  teaching methods that engage learners in a highly interactive environment
• Help to develop a coordinated curriculum content for learners at varying levels of knowledge and experience, from beginner to intermediate to advanced
• Develop training materials suitable to in-person and online training
• Work collaboratively with members of the DNAnexus Academy

Skills & Requirements:

• Master’s or PhD degree (or equivalent experience) in bioinformatics, data science, clinical informatics, software engineering, preferably in life science or health care.
• Experience in bioinformatics to support basic, translational and/or clinical research in a biotech, pharma, academic or healthcare environment.
• Proficient with programming languages such as R, Python, Java, and tools like Jupyter Notebook.
• Experience with in-person or online teaching in professional and/or in higher education adult or customer settings.
• Experience with creating in person or online teaching materials. Ability to bring a solution-focused approach to settings typical of high-growth environments.
• Self-starter, highly proactive with the ability to work with minimal guidance and direction.
• Experience in adult pedagogy or training, or customer education is highly desired.
• A working knowledge of various NGS technologies (e.g. RNA-Seq, variant analysis, WGS/WES) and analysis tools/pipelines is highly desired.
• Comfortable working across multiple teams with different expertise and work cultures.

Based in Mountain View, California, DNAnexus is experiencing rapid growth and is searching for the best talent to join our team. We recently completed a $100 million financing round to advance our growth globally to further serve leading healthcare and life science organizations. Key investors include Google Ventures, Perceptive Advisors, Northpond Ventures, TPG Biotech, and Foresite Capital.

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply today! 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.