Clinical Consultant - Genetic Testing Clinical Report Sign out
Color
Burlingame, CA, USA
Posted on Sep 13, 2025
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We are seeking a part-time Clinical Consultant to review and sign out clinical reports for hereditary germline testing (including cancer, population screening, and pharmacogenomics), this role is remote and available for immediate start. The clinical consultant will be delegated by the lab director to review and sign out results and, and ensure the highest clinical standards in result interpretation, reporting, and compliance.
How You’ll Contribute
- Case Review & Signout:
- Review and approve variant classifications and genetic reports for germline hereditary testing.
- Ensure reporting is accurate, evidence-based, and presented with appropriate clinical nuance for maximal utility to patients and providers.
- Collaborate with variant scientists and genetic counselors on complex and challenging cases.
- Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Participate in continuous improvement of policies and best practices in clinical reporting.
- Provide clinical oversight for validation of new assays and updates to existing workflows.
- Maintain a basic understanding of bioinformatics pipelines to inform interpretation and reporting, ensuring concordance between analytic pipelines and clinical sign-out.
- Collaborate with laboratory operations, laboratory director, QA, and bioinformatics teams to ensure consistency and accuracy in data analysis and reporting.
What We’re Looking For:
- Education & Certification
- M.D. Molecular Pathologist with genetic testing experience and an active license to practice in the State of California, Ph.D.
- Medical Geneticist with ABMGG (or equivalent) certification in Clinical Molecular Genetics / Laboratory Genetics & Genomics and California CGMB license
- Experience
- Experience in a clinical molecular genetics laboratory, with responsibility for case sign-out, variant interpretation, and regulatory compliance.
- Extensive expertise with germline hereditary cancer testing, NGS-based workflows, and laboratory quality systems.
- Familiarity with supporting technologies (Sanger sequencing, MLPA, arrayCGH, long-read sequencing) is a plus.
- Experience in high-throughput environments is preferred.
Base Salary Range: The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: work experience, market data, skills, geographic location, and business need. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits.
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