Bioinformatics Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Company: FULGENT THERAPEUTICS LLC
Location: El Monte
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Job Details

Level
Entry

Job Location
Fulgent 4399 El Monte - El Monte, CA

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
4 Year Degree

Salary Range
$65,000.00 - $74,000.00 Salary/year

Travel Percentage
None

Job Category
Information Technology

About Fulgent

Fulgent is a leader in genetic and genomic clinical testing, a publicly traded company located in Los Angeles, California. We are a technology-driven company with extensive academic/clinical experience and capabilities in Next Generation Sequencing and bioinformatics. This distinction has advanced us to the forefront of the rapidly advancing genetic and genomic testing industry.

Fulgent's unique chemistries and superior proprietary bioinformatics pipeline has propelled our explosive growth in recent years. We offer the most expansive set of clinical genetic tests in the world, including 22,000+ single gene tests, 900+ preset panels, rearrangement testing, clinical exome/trios, whole exome/trios, whole genome and our All-in-One reflex test. We are a CLIA and CAP accredited laboratory. Fulgent has state-of-the-art clinical, sequencing and bioinformatics tools, including the latest Illumina sequencers such as the NovaSeq.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Bioinformatics Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer will ensure that internal software changes are properly defined and tested to guarantee that accurate genomic testing results are presented for analysis and reporting. This position will track the modifications that are scheduled for the next software release, help define the areas that will be affected by those modifications, and use automated test programs to evaluate the impact of the modifications. Additionally, this position will go through a functionality checklist to ensure that the end-user will not experience any unforeseen issues as a consequence of the modifications. The SQA Engineer will identify and document in a bug tracking system any issues encountered during either the automated or manual testing. This position will help maintain a list of available and desired automated tests, and will make sure that the set of data used for the automated tests is up to date.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:

• Work with software engineers to track scheduled software updates and the scope of their potential impact.
• Determine which tests need to be run prior to signing off on the software updates.
• Evaluate results of automated tests, resolving any differences from predicted outcomes.
• Manually step through checklist to ensure GUI behaves as expected.
• Log any unresolved issues in bug tracking database.
• Define additional automated tests that should be performed.
• Refine GUI checklist so that it can efficiently identify any critical functions that are not working properly.
• Maintain input set of data and expected output results for automated testing.
• Work with curation scientists and other end users to identify enhancements that would further improve quality assurance. Qualifications
  
  KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:
  • BS degree in computer science, bioinformatics, or a related field.
  • 1-2 years of experience in software development or quality assurance.
  • Understanding of software quality assurance methodologies, tools, and processes.
  • Strong experience with issue tracker software (e.g. JIRA, Bugzilla).
  • Ability to troubleshoot both individually and as part of a team.
  • Good oral and written skills with the ability to communicate in an open, transparent, timely and consistent manner.
  • Must enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment.
  • Exposure to Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data is a plus.
  • Experience with SQL, JavaScript, Python, Bash, Java, and/or Scala is a plus.
  • Experience with automated build systems and/or continuous integration tools (e.g. Jenkins, Atlassian Bamboo) is a plus. SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • None REPORTS TO:
      • Principal Architect, PLM Team ENVIRONMENT:
        
        Fulgent Therapeutics LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
        
        The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.
        
        Safety and Work Environment:
        • General office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
        • Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
        • Adheres to Department Specific Safety Guidelines. Physical Demands:
          • Standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching, manual manipulation, and lifting up to 10 pounds.
            
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