Hiring: Vice President - Early Detection Informatics Company: Caris Life Sciences Location: Tempe, AZ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:20:59 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, ELT, ETL, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Phoenix, Python, S3, SQL, SageMaker About the job Required Skills: •Provide executive oversight for the design, implementation, reliability, and scalability of bioinformatics and data engineering pipelines integrating sequencing platforms, laboratory systems, and clinical data sources. •Oversee development, orchestration, and production deployment of bioinformatics workflows supporting early detection assays. •Establish and enforce canonical data models, metric definitions, dataset versioning, and change control across research, validation, and production environments. •Ensure data integrity, auditability, traceability, and compliance with GxP and regulatory expectations. •Define and implement cloud-based or hybrid compute strategies enabling high-throughput analysis, reproducible execution, and model retraining. •Own SLAs, uptime targets, monitoring frameworks, alerting, and assay turnaround time for production pipelines supporting clinical reporting. •Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing informatics and bioinformatics team. •Set departmental goals, OKRs, budgets, roadmaps, and operating cadence aligned to corporate and regulatory priorities. Qualifications: •PhD in Data Science, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field. •10 or more years of experience building and operating production-grade analytics or bioinformatics solutions in diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or high-throughput laboratory environments. •Expert-level proficiency in Python, SQL, and data engineering fundamentals including ETL/ELT, orchestration, APIs, and scalable workflows. •Extensive experience with bioinformatics pipelines and next-generation sequencing platforms, including Illumina technologies. •Demonstrated experience operating informatics systems in regulated environments with strong understanding of GxP, CLIA, CAP, and FDA quality systems. •Proven leadership experience managing and developing technical teams with accountability for large-scale, cross-functional project delivery. •Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. •This is an onsite role based at our Phoenix, AZ office and requires regular in‑person presence. •Advanced experience with AWS platforms including SageMaker, S3, Athena; familiarity with AWS HealthOmics preferred. •Solid functional working knowledge of ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, MDSAP, and IVDR requirements as they relate to data and documentation. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!