Genetic Counselor I- Translational Genomic Medicine (TGM) Core

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Status Full-Time Standard Hours per Week: 40 Job Posting Category: Clinical: Job Posting Description: Position Summary: The Rosamund Stone Zander and Hansjoerg Wyss Translational Neuroscience Center (TNC) is committed to improving the lives of families affected with rare neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) by bringing transformative therapies from the bench to the bedside. This is an opportunity to contribute to this mission within the Translational Genomic Medicine (TGM) Core of the TNC. The focus of the TGM Core is to provide expertise in leading and/or contributing to translational projects centered on rare Mendelian NDDs. Such projects include natural history studies to delineate new and emerging neurodevelopmental syndromes and move toward clinical trial readiness, the evaluation gene-disease pairs for suitability for gene-based therapeutic approaches, and contribute to gene discovery through analysis of NDD cohorts. The TGM, and the TNC broadly, are highly collaborative groups, and this role will provide opportunities for collaboration and interaction with neuroscientists, geneticists, psychologists, patient advocacy groups, bioinformatics experts, and other internal and exte...