Job Vacancies at 54gene

Department: Medical Affairs
Reports to: Clinical Lead

Essential Functions

• Provide clinical and emotional support for patients referred/requesting genetics counselling
• Provide educational information for patients relevant to services offered at 54gene
• Keep up to date with the literature and relevant information in relation to services offered
• Participate in training programmes relevant to job description
• Supporting role for marketing diagnostics services to potential clients where needed.

Requirements

• B.Sc in Psychology or MBBS
• Additional training in counseling advantageous.
• Candidates must be willing to join a dynamic environment, willing to learn quickly, and have a strong clinical background.
• Candidates will be required to be flexible and possess excellent communication skills.

Experience:

• Prior professional experience in an academic and/or life science setting
• At least 3 years of post graduate work experience in related fields.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Confidentiality – Maintain patient, team member and employer confidentiality. Comply with all HIPAA regulations.
• Adequate clinical knowledge and application of diagnostics in disease areas such as oncology, fertility, prenatal screening.
• Clinical application and interpretation of  microbiology and clinical chemistry tests
• Basic knowledge of genomics
• Ability to communicate efficiently, with empathy, in a non-judgemental manner and quickly adapt style of communication to suit situation
• Ability to cope with emotional situations in a calm manner
• Computer Skills – Proficient ability to use a computer
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
• Flexibility – Ability to adapt easily to changing conditions and work responsibilities.
• Clear and flexible verbal, written and telephonic communication skills
• Ability to be flexible, versatile, adaptable and take initiative
• Ability to successfully collaborate cross-functionally with others of different skill sets, backgrounds and levels within and external to the organization.
• Knowledge of medical office principles, standards, applications and tests offered at 7RL
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and medical equipment in lab.

Other:

• Willingness to travel if required.

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Department: Medical Affairs
Reports to: Clinical Lead

Essential Functions

• Supporting role for marketing diagnostics services
• Provide clinical support to physicians for all laboratory services.

Requirements

• MBBS
• Post-graduate experience in science related field advantageous
• Candidates  must be willing to join a dynamic environment, willing to learn quickly, and have strong clinical knowledge.
• Candidates are required to be excellent communicators and able to analyze critical information efficiently.
• Candidates should be flexible and have the capacity to execute tasks to a high standard.

Experience:

• At least 4 years of post graduate clinical /medical experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proficiency in medical expertise
• Possess adequate clinical knowledge about medical conditions for which diagnostic services are offered.
• Computer Skills - Proficient ability to use a computer
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
• Analytical skills - Ability to analyze and problem solve in an efficient manner.
• Adequate clinical knowledge and application of diagnostics in disease areas such as oncology, fertility, prenatal screening.
• Clinical application and interpretation of  microbiology and clinical chemistry tests
• Basic knowledge of genomics
• Clear and flexible verbal, written and telephonic communication skills
• Ability to be flexible, versatile, adaptable and take initiative
• Strong presentation skills, proven ability to communicate with diverse audiences, internally and externally
• Ability to successfully collaborate cross-functionally with others of different skill sets, backgrounds and levels within and external to the organization.
• Knowledge of medical office principles, standards, applications and tests offered within our diagnostics business
• Confidentiality – Maintain patient, team member and employer confidentiality. Comply with all HIPAA regulations
• Knowledge of medical terminology and medical equipment in lab.

Other:

• Willingness to travel if required.

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Department: Medical Affairs
Reports to: Head of Medical Affairs, Africa

Essential Functions

• Supporting role for marketing diagnostics services
• Provide physician support for consumers referred for genetics counselling
• Provide ongoing education for healthcare provider
• Facilitate Speaker Trainings and SEE meetings
• Facilitate advisory board meetings to gather information on unmet medical needs
• Keep up to date with the literature and share information with sales reps regularly.
• Ensure that all activities and interactions comply with business policies and SOPs.
• Participate in training programmers relevant to job description.

Requirements

• Master's Degree or PhD in Life Sciences / Genomics related field, or MBBS.
• Candidates must be willing to join a dynamic environment, willing to learn quickly, and work well in a team.
• Candidates should be excellent communicators, possess the ability to form and maintain professional relationships and keep up to date with scientific developments.

Experience:

• Prior professional experience in an academic and/or life science setting
• At least 3 years of post graduate work experience in related field

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Computer Skills – Proficient ability to use a computer
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
• Flexibility – Ability to adapt easily to changing conditions and work responsibilities.
• Clear and flexible verbal, written and telephonic communication skills
• Ability to be flexible, versatile, adaptable and take initiative
• Strong presentation skills, proven ability to communicate with diverse audiences, internally and externally
• Ability to successfully collaborate cross-functionally with others of different skill sets, backgrounds and levels within and external to the organization.
• Knowledge of medical office principles, standards, applications and tests offered at 54gene
• Confidentiality – Maintain patient, team member and employer confidentiality. Comply with all HIPAA regulations
• Knowledge of medical terminology and medical equipment in lab.

Other:

• Willingness to travel if required.

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Department: Medical Affairs
Reports to: Clinical Lead

Essential Functions

• Provide optimal clinical support to the research team in all relevant areas
• Conceptualize and write research protocols including but not limited the development of clinical work plans
• Review and analyze clinical data to support hypothesis and draw accurate conclusions
• Write medical articles with accuracy and proficiency
• Provide support to the Data Quality control team as needed
• Liaise with internal and external physicians to support on research projects
• Conduct feasibility studies to ascertain the desired outcomes for proposed studies
• Fulfil role as project manager as the need arises
• Supporting role for clinical tasks that may arise in laboratory or company-wide.

Requirements

• MBBS (At least 3 years post medical school) 
• MBA, MPH, PhD, or other relevant Postgraduate degree is a plus
• 3+ years of multidisciplinary experience in areas such as management consulting, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or other related industry
• Project management experience and certification e.g. Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, is a plus.
• Candidates  must be willing to join a fast-paced environment, be willing to learn quickly, adapt to new environments  and must have a keen interest in research related activities.
• Candidates should have a strong clinical background and work well in cross functional teams.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Computer literacy and proficiency in the use of Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,  etc.) or equivalent
• Research experience desired
• Ability to adapt to new tasks quickly
• Detail oriented
• Ability to successfully collaborate cross-functionally with others of different skill sets, backgrounds and levels within and external to the organization.
• Strong clinical background
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills: Proven ability to communicate a message in an articulate & professional manner.

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Job Summary

• The job holder will play a vital role in helping the organization make the correct financial decisions and ensure that the financial assets of the company are used appropriately. This may include making recommendations for proper utilization of the cash reserves, reviewing cash flow, and analyzing financial transactions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages treasury function, including meeting short and long-term funding needs.
• Develops financial forecasts and monitoring financial health around financial commitments.
• Oversee the investment portfolio of the organization.
• Source for additional funding transaction from both the existing and new counter parties.
• Manage hedging program for foreign exchange and interest rates.
• Execute the investment strategy consistent within the approved parameters and regulatory guidelines.
• Provide guidance on acceptable investment instruments and financial institutions
• Managing banking and other financial institutions relationship.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of cognate experience in Finance and Treasury operations.
• Proficient with Microsoft office products, with expert capabilities in Excel and PowerPoint
• Finance related Professional Qualification is an added advantage.
• Ability to work cross functionally to drive business initiatives
• Ability to develop processes, policies, procedures and systems into value-add commercially focused solutions for the organization
• Possess a thorough understanding of key investments strategies for capital allocation, financial modelling and valuation metrics
• Strong treasury background with knowledge of capital markets, accounting, finance and tax
• Enthusiasm and commitment are essential to complete activities
• A flexible approach to meet changing needs and deadlines
• Self‐motivated, excellent attention to details and enjoys working in a team
• Emotional intelligence and empathy and Assertiveness.