[Hiring] Application Scientist, Team Lead @Saphetor

Role Description

We are looking for an Application Scientist, Team Lead to lead and scale our global team of Application Scientists within the commercial organization. Standing at the intersection of bioinformatics, clinical genomics and leadership, you will:

• Support our customers through their journey with VarSome, from pre-sales to post-sales support and expansion.
• Drive the team’s strategic direction, optimize operational workflows, and mentor team members to ensure commercial growth and customer success.
• Play a key role in shaping and delivering solutions to our direct and indirect customers while acting as a senior stakeholder within the company.

We thrive in a high-pressure, high-performance environment where clinical precision and rapid growth meet. While our pace is fast, it is always directed by rigorous organization and clear processes, ensuring that our commitment to quality is never compromised by our drive for speed.

Qualifications

• A Master’s or PhD in Human Genetics, Laboratory Medicine, Molecular Biology/Pathology, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Experience managing, leading, or coaching directly or indirectly members of commercial or technical teams.
• Hands-on experience in clinical genomics, including NGS tertiary analysis workflows.
• A solid grasp of laboratory workflows, variant interpretation frameworks, and basic understanding of bioinformatics and IT workflows.
• The ability to simplify complex bioinformatics and technical infrastructure concepts for researchers, clinicians, and IT professionals.
• Proficiency in English and Spanish is a must. Fluency in other languages (e.g. French, German) will be considered a plus.

Requirements

• Previous background in a bioinformatics software company or experience in DevOps/SysAdmin roles.
• Familiarity with working in regulated environments, such as IVDR, CLIA/CAP, or similar standards.
• Leading a team.
• Proven experience in multicultural environments and/or supporting international customers in a scale-up setting.

Benefits

• A position in a fascinating healthcare growth domain, at the cutting edge of technology and research.
• A competitive compensation package tailored to your unique expertise and professional background.
• A remote-first work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance.
• Endless learning opportunities, while transferring new technologies from academics to clinical practice all over the world.

Company Description

Saphetor’s mission is to enable anyone to find, share and use the most comprehensive human genome data – and to collaborate to improve health and lives around the world. To do this we have built the VarSome suite of bioinformatic tools, the world’s leading resource for analysis and interpretation of human genome variant data, with more than 6,000 citations in scientific papers, and over 60,000 registered professional users. Our customers work around the globe across academic, clinical, and industry laboratories analysing NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) data for research and diagnostic purposes. Saphetor is a Swiss precision medicine company with offices in Lausanne (CH), Boston (USA), and Athens (GR) employing a diverse global workforce.