Genomics Counselor (Contract term - 6 months)
Who We Are & What We Do At Helix, our mission is simple: to help everyone improve their lives through their DNA. Ready to make a real-world impact with your skills? At Helix, we're transforming healthcare by making genomics a standard of care. We partner with health systems and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into clinical practice. Join us in building a future where healthcare is personalized, proactive, and powered by genomics. What is special about this role?Joining the Clinical Genomics team at Helix at this point in time will allow a genetic counselor to contribute to building new diagnostic tests and enabling population genomics screening. Helix is at the beginning of its diagnostics journey, and your voice will be indispensable in the growth and development of this endeavor. As a Genomics Counselor, you will:
- Review current clinical guidelines as relevant to Helix’s hereditary cancer, hereditary cardiovascular disease, pharmacogenomics and/or population genomics presence.
- Perform gene-level curation to identify challenging genomic regions within the test design
- Estimate test sensitivity and specificity given design parameters
- Create clinician and patient-facing test support materials
- Calculate post-test residual risks
- Define and create test reports suitable for clinician and patient consumption
- As needed, support variant interpretation activities
- Act as a stakeholder for teams building tools for interpretation and reporting
- Actively participates in continuing education series including journal clubs, complex variant discussions/presentations, and conferences, as needed
About you:
- Master's degree or higher in genetic counseling or human genetics
- Valid Genetic Counselor License or Temporary Genetic Counselor License issued by the State of California
- Meets licensing requirements for the state of residence
- 2+ years working as a genetic counselor in the context of carrier screening and/or rare disease Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Initiative-driven, self-motivated
- Collaborative, constructive cross-functional team member
Pluses:
- Direct patient experience
- Variant interpretation experience
- Experience in pharmacogenomics and/or population genomics
Expected Interview Process:1) Recruiter Screen 2) Manager Screen/Tech Screen 3) Onsite 4) Offer Expected Pay For This Role:
- Expected Helix Base: $88,000 - $117,250
What To Expect During Your First 90 days:
- First 30 days: you’ll spend time learning the Helix way, completing training and onboarding for your roles, and getting introduced to your team and relevant stakeholders. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of our customers, our products, the impact we make in the lives of our communities, and how to thrive at Helix through participation in Helix U.
- Day 30 - 60: you’ll spend time contributing to projects, deeply familiarizing yourself with team and company processes, and developing a deeper understanding of Helix’s products, services and capabilities.
- Day 60 - 90: you’ll build your OKRs with your manager, start to take ownership of projects and initiatives on your team, and begin to demonstrate your impact on the Helix mission.
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