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"The questions you are asked in an interview for a position as a scientist will depend greatly on field of science you intend to work in. Generally, interviewers will be interested in your formal education, field of study and specialization, work, internship, and research experience, scientific writing skills, and interest in the subject matter. Expect to be asked technical questions that pertain to the knowledge needed to perform the duties of the job. While there are some positions open to scientists who possess associates' or bachelors' degrees, most jobs will require you to have at least a masters' degree with the majority requiring you to have a doctorate."

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Programming Question: Maximum Product Sub array of size k (Better time complexity solution expected) Interview questions: Sort an infinite array, String rotated by k times, OOPs concepts(Polymorphism,Encapsulation), Next smallest palindrome greater than given no.
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Computer Scientist

Interviewed at Belzabar Software Design

3.4
Nov 15, 2016

Programming Question: Maximum Product Sub array of size k (Better time complexity solution expected) Interview questions: Sort an infinite array, String rotated by k times, OOPs concepts(Polymorphism,Encapsulation), Next smallest palindrome greater than given no.

- Describe the most recent project - What is your scientific achievement - How to see if there was a contaminant in qPCR - questions about cfDNA: how to detect, how to identify mutations - technical questions about failed sequencing run: why cluster would fail - Come up with a new innovative technology that does not exist - Which direction sequencing technologies should move - statistics questions (pvalue, etc) - how to automate a process - describe a conflict, how did you sort it?
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Scientist I

Interviewed at Illumina

3.3
Jul 27, 2021

- Describe the most recent project - What is your scientific achievement - How to see if there was a contaminant in qPCR - questions about cfDNA: how to detect, how to identify mutations - technical questions about failed sequencing run: why cluster would fail - Come up with a new innovative technology that does not exist - Which direction sequencing technologies should move - statistics questions (pvalue, etc) - how to automate a process - describe a conflict, how did you sort it?

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