Manager, Bioinformatics

Welcome to the era of Velsera! Seven Bridges, Pierian & UgenTec have combined to become Velsera.

Velsera is the precision engine company. We empower researchers, scientists, and clinicians to drive precision R&D, expand access to, and more effectively leverage analytics at the point of care. 

We unify technology-enabled solutions and scientific expertise to enable a continuous flow of knowledge across the global healthcare ecosystem. This interweaves diverse biomedical communities, allowing them to build upon each other’s success and accelerate medical breakthroughs that positively impact human health.

With our headquarters in Boston, MA, we are growing and expanding our team which located in 14 different countries!

What will you do?

• Subject matter expert in guiding, reviewing and ensuring the quality of team member deliverables
• Responsible for different aspects of team performance - both scientific and operational
• Responsible for quality of the team deliverables
• Responsible for project assignment to team members
• Ensure optimal performance of team members, resolving conflicts and removing blockers or escalating in timely manner
• Set individual goals for team members and coach them towards achieving them
• Coach and mentor team members in order to enable their timely career advancement to more senior positions (relative to their current)
• Provide regular feedback to team members and supports their development within the company
• One of the main stakeholders in the hiring effort

What do you bring to the table?

• BSc with minimum 4 years of experience in relevant domain or MSc with minimum 3 years of experience in relevant domain
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Good programing skills and bioinformatic knowledge with focus on R, NextFlow, Rshiny, CWL, Python
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• 2+ years of experience in mentoring and guiding younger colleagues
• People management and development experience
• Advanced knowledge of programming and good programming practices

What do we offer?

Velsera stands for a stimulating atmosphere where you can grow your capabilities in an open company culture. We want you to do the work you feel great at, or that you would like to become great at. You’ll work for a mission driven organization that is making a true difference in the scientific and healthcare space.

Next to that, we offer competitive salaries including:

• A full-suite of industry leading benefits (list by location)
• Remote work flexibility

If you feel like this could be the next big thing for you, make sure you’re not going to miss out and have a chat with us!

The ability to make active decisions or to commit oneself by speaking one’s mind and taking position.

• Makes decisions that affect other departments, units, clusters
• Makes decisions that promote efficiency and effectiveness of their own and other departments
• Translates policy into actions for their department, taking other departments into account
• Makes decisions and takes actions that solve recurrent problems
• Takes up a position in meetings that reflects a super-departmental point of view

The ability to manage and take charge of employees in order to enhance their performance; defining targets and providing appropriate means; controlling progress and correcting employees.

• Provides adequate resources, facilities and conditions for an effective work process
• Translates strategic goals into practical, feasible activities (strategic plan)
• Motivates employees to come up with their own contributions and solutions
• Encourages employees to look beyond their own department in order to enhance the organization's development
• Leads by example and advocates any desired change

The ability to review and analyze employees’ strengths and weaknesses, to distinguish their talents and development needs, and to make sure they are enhanced appropriately.

• Makes an inventory of employees' talents and qualities
• Surveys the knowledge and experience needed in the department or team for the years to come
• Distinguishes talents and lets them sign up for management development courses
• Lets employees draft their own personal development plans
• Offers employees the opportunity to gain more experience through job rotation and projects

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 positively impact patient lives. Considering what is at stake, we challenge ourselves to develop the best solution, not just the easy one. 

Integrity. We hold ourselves accountable and strive for transparent communication to build trust amongst ourselves and our customers. We take ownership of our results as we know what we do matters and collectively we will change the healthcare industry. We are thoughtful and intentional with every customer interaction understanding the overall impact on human health. 

Curious. We ask questions and actively listen in order to learn and continuously improve. We embrace change and the opportunities it presents to make each other better. We strive to be on the cutting edge of science and technology innovation by encouraging creativity. 

Impactful. We take our social responsibility with the seriousness it deserves and hold ourselves to a high standard. We improve our sustainability by encouraging discussion and taking action as it relates to our natural, social and economic resource footprint. We are devoted to our humanitarian mission and look for new ways to make the world a better place. 

Velsera is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Velsera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, colour, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry.