Clinical Services Coordinator
Vice President of Finance
Marketing Director
Senior Software Developer
Experienced Web Developer

Clinical Services Coordinator

Position Title:  Clinical Services Coordinator

Start Date:  Immediate

Position Requirements: BC/BE genetic counselor with an innovative attitude, self-starter ready to work in a fast paced environment, willing to commit to a team of people on the cutting edge working to make a difference. Minimum of 5 years experience and experience in both clinical and industry (lab or other company) preferred but not required. This is an on-site position in San Francisco.

Job Description: DNA Direct, the leading Web-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and counseling company, is seeking a full-time clinical coordinator. DNA Direct is committed to responsibly providing access to a wide range of clinically valid genetic tests, which is why genetic counselors play such a prominent role in what we do. This is a unique opportunity to become part of a dynamic team - including our medical geneticists, genetic counselors, scientific advisory board, technical and business staff. We welcome you to visit our site and review our Standards and Guidelines to learn more about how, over the past 3 years, we have worked to ensure that DTC testing is done responsibly and collaboratively within the larger genetics community.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• providing outstanding phone and online counseling services
• maintaining operational protocols
• creating and updating content for services and products
• public speaking for academic, professional, and consumer groups
• participating as needed for business development/marketing, and responding to media interviews as requested. DNA Direct has set a new industry standard and has demonstrated how to responsibly provide medical genetic testing services using web-enabled genetic expertise coupled with phone support by genetic experts. We are seeking a forward-thinking genetic counselor to help serve our growing customer base and to join our dynamic and cutting edge team.

To Apply:  Applicants are asked to submit a resume and letter of intent outlining your experience and capabilities in the categories listed above – clinical, management, industry, and public relations/outreach. Please submit to Ryan Phelan, Founder and CEO, at employment@dnadirect.com or fax to 415-646-0224.

Vice President of Finance

DNA Direct is the leading Web-based provider of genetic testing and counseling services.  We are committed to responsibly providing access to a wide array of genetic tests and educational tools.

We have an immediate opening for a seasoned finance executive to join our leadership team — leading all finance activities, overseeing Human Resources, and participating with senior management in setting the strategic direction of the company. This position may grow into a Chief Financial Officer position as the company grows.

Essential Functions:

• Direct and oversee all financial activities of the DNA Direct, including the following:
• Creation of management financial reporting and analysis to budget/forecasts
• Management of a financial close process for the business
• Preparation and presentation of Board of Director reports
• Development of the annual financial budget and periodic forecasts
• Development of key performance metric reporting and analysis
• Creation of financial reporting systems and controls
• Capital budgeting and analysis
• Evaluation of various revenue and pricing models
• Mentoring key staff with budget accountability in budget to actual reporting

• Building of finance function and team
• Working with outside auditing firm
• Participate with the senior executive team in the development of the DNA Direct strategic plan
• Partner with Business Development in the negotiation and evaluation of strategic partnerships and opportunities
• Coordination of legal issues
• Overseeing HR (payroll services, 401k administration, etc)
• Equity administration, and guidance
• Key participant in evaluating potential strategic investors, and leading due diligence.

• Requires CPA and/or MBA with twelve (12) + years of experience with at least five years of experience in a senior/executive financial leadership role
• Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up company environment
• Willingness to take responsibility for all finance responsibilities
• Experience in successfully performing each of the essential finance functions listed above
• Ability to review contracts, negotiate deals, and be a member of the strategic team that looks broadly at the wide range of organizational goals while considering and advising of the financial implications.
• Ability to mentor, develop, and support staff to drive the development of the next generation of leaders
• Excellent planning, organization, leadership and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success of team building, process management

To Apply: This position is open immediately and qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to: employment@dnadirect.com.

Marketing Director

DNA Direct, Inc. (www.dnadirect.com) is a rapidly growing venture-backed medical genetics company.  We are seeking a Director of Marketing who is capable of managing multiple aspects of marketing – including positioning strategy, awareness tactics, and public relations.  The ideal candidate for this position will be a dynamic team player ready to develop, manage and grow our company’s marketing strategy as a member of our management team.  This position reports directly to the CEO.

Only serious applicants with extensive marketing experience should apply for this position. The position is available immediately.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with the CEO and other team members to develop and manage a brand strategy (including web, print, etc).
• Develop a marketing strategy that includes company positioning, market differentiation, customer analysis and related product positioning.
• Based on the established strategic framework, lead the execution of marketing activities, including advertising, public relations, collateral development and product launches.  Assemble a network of vendors and consultants to assist with execution as appropriate. Develop and manage budget for marketing activities.
• Create processes and implement appropriate methods for measuring the success of marketing activities, including web metrics analysis, ongoing market research, and tactical effectiveness studies.
• Monitor industry trends, and collaborate with team to determine implications for the company.  Continue to develop the appropriate positioning, product and marketing strategies based on industry trends.

• At least seven years marketing/communications/branding experience.
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage effective marketing programs.
• Expertise in public relations and internet marketing.
• Experience with online health services and / or healthcare products / services is preferred.
• Ability to plan and manage at both strategic and tactical levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical capabilities.
• Ability to thrive in a high-growth environment by managing multiple priorities, optimizing limited resources, and adapting quickly to shifting industry dynamics.
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.

To Apply: First, please review our Web site (www.dnadirect.com) and product offering. Interested and qualified candidates should then submit a cover letter and resume to: employment@dnadirect.com.

Senior Software Developer

Position Title:  Senior Software Developer

Start Date:  Immediate

 We are looking for a senior software engineer to join our team. This senior position is for an experienced Java developer with 6-8 years of experience. You will be the technical owner of significant components of the system.

This is a very hands-on coding position. As part of a growing company you should expect software engineering tasks of varied difficulty levels. You must have excellent communication skills, and enjoy the variety that comes from working as a key member of a team of developers.

Responsibilities will include:

• Design, code and optimize new and previously built software infrastructure
• Quality assurance responsibilities, including use-case scenarios and automating software testing
• Establish software engineering best practices
• Optimiz current software applications, and establish development guidelines to consistently deliver quality software
• Participate in software architecture planning
• Create detailed class design according to specifications, diagram and document this design
• Develop and implement software applications
• Write automated testing cases during software development

Skill set: Java / J2EE, JSP, MySQL, Unix, Apache, Tomcat, JUnit, UML

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience, the majority of it working on enterprise-scale Java/J2EE applications
• Expert understanding of application servers, multi-tier architectures, and all layers from presentation to persistence
• Hands-on development experience with J2EE components such as EJBs and web services.
• Extremely strong core Java coding skills, including an understanding of optimization, performance ramifications of coding decisions, and object-oriented design
• Strong experience with SQL databases, such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, including schema design and optimization strategies
• Confident user (or even better, semi-experienced admin) of Unix/Linux systems
• Understanding of system architecture and design including clustering, scalability, monitoring
• Strong experience with unit testing frameworks and libraries, such as JUnit
• Tomcat, Apache
• UML experience
• JUnit
• Experience working with (and even better, administering) versioning software such as CVS and Subversion.

General attributes:

• Detail oriented
• Code planning and design with an eye to sustainability, re-usability & standards
• Interest is science topics, and genetics in particular
• Committed to quality user experience for all platforms & users
• Ability to multitask and respond to dynamically changing priorities

To apply, please send a cover letter explaining why you’re interested in working for DNA Direct and your resume to employment@dnadirect.com.

Experienced Web Developer

Position Title:  Web Developer & Producer

Start Date:  Immediate

We are seeking an experienced Web Developer with strong knowledge of javascript, HTML, CSS, and basic java programming in a JSP context. The position will involve regular interaction with a proprietary WYSIWYG content management system for production and updates of web page content along with maintenance and enhancement of a javascript library of dynamic web widgets. Although the content-production portion of this position will involve a WYSIWYG editor, this position requires hand-coding proficiency with JSP templates, javascript and CSS.

DNA Direct is growing our web development staff, and this position will offer a dynamic mix of basic content production from Word files, advanced javascript coding of dynamic web functionality and cross-platform-compatible CSS markup – all within a JSP framework. The web developer position will support multiple new initiatives and will have a foundational role in developing and implementing functionality for sophisticated web applications and user tools for the personalized medicine market.

As a part of a small team you should expect software engineering tasks of varied difficulty levels. The Web Developer position will require good communication skills and a motivation to predict and respond to all aspects of a superior user experience – both for external users such as customers and business partners as well as our internal user-base of clinical staff, content experts, and coworkers.

The Web Developer will work closely with the Web &  Interface Architect, the back-end java development team (IT), and the content production team to implement, populate, and maintain the current website as well as participating in the development of a new web 2.0 destination site with an enhanced offering of web tools and user interactivity. In addition, the web developer with also work with our clinical staff to maintain and improve our clinical content and reporting system for genetic testers, their physicians and other medical service providers.

Skillsets:

• ability to *hand-code* html without needing Dreamweaver or other WYSIWYG program
• 5+ years html, CSS
• 3+ years javascript, DHTML
• 3+ years JSP experience or 5+ years in a similar framework (ASP/PHP)
• 5+ years building pixel-for-pixel accurate html pages from flat art files
• 2+ years cross-platform optimization and testing (Mac & PC)
• basic experience with XML
• basic experience/understanding of SQL
• experience working with multiple server platforms: IIS & Apache
• 2+ years experience working with source control software (Perforce, CVS, Subversion)
• 2+ years experience with template coding
• 2+ years experience with content management systems (Atomz, joomla, storyserver)

Desired but not required skills:

• Graphics and illustration experience: Photoshop, Freehand/Illustrator
• Flash experience
• Experience coordinating efforts with contract designers

General attributes:

• Detail oriented
• Code planning and design with an eye to sustainability, re-usability & standards
• Interest in science topics, and genetics in particular
• Committed to quality user experience for all platforms & users
• Ability to multitask and respond to dynamically changing priorities

To apply, please send a cover letter explaining why you’re interested in working for DNA Direct and your resume to employment@dnadirect.com.