Fiscal Year

2023

Case Number

A-22153-65127

Case Status

Withdrawn

Received Date

2022-06-07

Decision Date

2022-12-01

Refile

N

Original File Date

2023-01-01 18:06:47

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

Karius, Inc.

Employer Name Slug

karius-inc

Employer Address 1

975 Island Dr.

Employer Address 2

Suite 101

Employer City

Redwood City

Employer City Slug

redwood-city

Employer State

CALIFORNIA

Employer State Slug

california

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

94065

Employer Phone

1 (650) 409-5007

Employer Number of Employees

174

Employer Year Commenced Business

2014

NAICS Code

42345

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Christine So

Employer Contact Address 1

975 Island Dr.

Employer Contact Address 2

Suite 101

Employer Contact City

Redwood City

Employer Contact State/Province

CALIFORNIA

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

94065

Employer Contact Phone

+1 (650) 409-5007

Employer Contact Email

christine.so@kariusdx.com

Agent Attorney Name

Lori B Geisinger

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Outside GC LLC

Agent Attorney Phone

781-253-7150

Agent Attorney Address 1

co Outside GC LLC

Agent Attorney Address 2

P.O. Box 482

Agent Attorney City

SHARON

Agent Attorney State/Province

MASSACHUSETTS

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

2067

Agent Attorney Email

lgeisinger@outsidegc.com

PW Track Number

P10021237544823

PW SOC Code

19-1029

PW SOC Title

Bioinformatics Scientists

PW Skill Level

Level I

PW Wage

86798.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2022-02-25

PW Expiration Date

2022-06-30

Wage Offer From

150000.00

Wage Offer To

160000.00

Average Salary

155000.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

975 Island Drive

Worksite Address 2

Suite 101

Worksite City

Redwood City

Worksite City Slug

redwood-city

Worksite State

CALIFORNIA

Worksite Postal Code

94065

Job Title

Staff Bioinformatics Scientist

Job Title Slug

staff-bioinformatics-scientist

Minimum Education

Doctorate

Major Field of Study

Life sciences field

Required Training

N

Required Experience

Y

Required Experience Months

60

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

N

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

60

Accept Alternative Job Title

Bioinformatics Analyst or similar position in the genomics industry

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

Y

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

Position requires a PhD in a life sciences field at least 5 years of experience as a Bioinformatics Scientist, Bioinformatics Analyst or similar position in the genomics industry; and or experience must include Experience with genomic analysis including BWA, genome analysis toolkit GATK, samtools, picard tools, bcftools, or de novo assembly; Experience in the cellfree DNA industry; Familiarity with public genomic datasets including TCGA, dbSNP, clinvar, or COSMIC; Experience implementing and validating with CLIAvalidated production pipelines; Extensive experience running wet lab genomic experiments; Experience with cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Azure or AWS; Experience with data analysis tools such as hierarchical clustering, regression, PCA analytics, and advanced visualization; and Proficiency in Python.br br ADDL RESPONSE TO H.12. DOL classified the Staff Bioinformatics Scientist SBS position as 191029.01, Bioinformatics Scientists, which has a Job Zone 5 SVP range of 8.0 and above, for which a graduate degree or higher plus 5 years of work experience is the normal minimum requirement for entry into the field. Thus, Kariuss requirement of a PhD in a life sciences field is not necessarily normal for a Bioinformatics Scientists position, but is required to ensure that the SBS is proficient in formulating novel hypotheses and designing experiments to validate or refute such hypotheses. SBS at Karius must be able to formulate hypotheses based on current understanding of microbial cell free DNA and design and execute computational and wet lab experiments to test these hypotheses, with the goal that these hypotheses may develop into commercial products after rigorous testing, time intensive analysis, and thorough validation.br br Several of Kariuss additional experience, knowledge skills requirements for SBS role are core to the tasksknowledge listed in ONET are normal for a Bioinformatics Scientist position. Additionally, its a business necessity for SBS to have experience in the cellfree DNA industry because Karius focuses on a critical subset of plasma blood cell free DNA derived primarily from microbes living within the human body. Its also critical that SBS at Karius has experience implementing and validating CLIAvalidated production pipelines because Karius runs a CLIAcertified laboratory and outputs of this laboratory require a CLIAvalidated production pipeline. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments CLIA Program strictly regulates labs testing of human specimens and ensures they provide accurate, reliable, and timely patient test results no matter where the test is done. httpswww.cdc.govcliaindex.html.br br A wet lab is one where drugs, chemicals and other types of biological matter can be analyzed and tested by using various liquids. SBS at Karius must have extensive experience running wet lab genomic experiments to ensure the SBS has a deep appreciation of how their data for analysis is derived, and understanding of the nuances to specific genomics techniques and limitations regarding conclusions that can be drawn from such experiments. Moreover, the nature of the Karius Test and underlying core technology requires the ability to analyze large amounts of microbial genomic data and derive meaning. Analytical tools used by SBS include various forms of clustering, regression analysis, and principal component analysis. SBS must be able to implement and enhance these algorithms. SBS must also have experience with advanced visualization tools to summarize and communicate complex findings to internal stakeholders.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2022-03-24

SWA Job Order End Date

2022-04-24

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

San Francisco Chronicle

First Advertisement Start Date

2022-03-27

Second Newspaper Ad Name

San Francisco Chronicle

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2022-04-03

Employer Website From Date

2022-03-24

Employer Website To Date

2022-04-25

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2023-01-01 18:06:47

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2023-01-01 18:06:47

Job Search Website From Date

2022-03-27

Job Search Website To Date

2022-04-26

Employee Referral Program From Date

2022-03-24

Employee Referral Program To Date

2022-04-26

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2023-01-01 18:06:47

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2023-01-01 18:06:47

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2023-01-01 18:06:47

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2023-01-01 18:06:47

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

CHINA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

CHINA

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Doctorate

Foreign Worker Information: Major

PLANT BIOLOGY

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2014

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

102 TYSON BUILDING

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

UNIVERSITY PARK

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

PA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

16802

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Lori B Geisinger

Preparer Title

Immigration Attorney

Preparer Email

lgeisinger@outsidegc.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Alec Ford

Employer Information Declaration Title

CEO