Sema4 Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Sema4.
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Scientist
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Presentation
Interview formats
Presentation Technical
It was a good interview, the interviewers were friendly and easy to talk to. I gave a presentation on a statistics project I worked on and they asked me follow-up questions about it. They inquired about GWAS, FDR, and related concepts.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you tell me about your statistical knowledge and genomic background?
- What do you know about GWAS?
- What about FDR?
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Program Manager
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I talked to the recruiter and two product leads. One of them, the digital product lead for healthcare products, seemed really uninterested and wanted to cut the call short. It felt like she didn't want to hire anyone, but her boss needed someone. She seemed inexperienced with asking questions and didn't seem interested in getting to know me. I emailed the recruiter the following week but didn't hear back. Then I followed up again with the recruiter after three weeks, still no response. It seems like the recruiter might have left too, given how disorganized everything was.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What aspects of your current job do you find enjoyable?
- Given the many positives you've mentioned, what prompts your decision to leave? Why not remain in your current role?
Sema4
Software Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding System Design
The interview process was great -- fairly standard phone screen (CoderPad + video interview), then an interview onsite with the teams that are looking to hire. The interview onsite consisted of standard system design + whiteboard coding questions -- nothing too crazy. They place a real emphasis on empathy, and you can feel that people are excited to interview you. Had a good experience there, I'd recommend interviewing there for sure. The team there is smart, hard-working, and very capable of execution.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Design a normalized database schema.
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Laboratory Technologist
Mid Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process was straightforward, with just three rounds. It started with an introductory call with the recruiter, followed by a technical interview with the VP. The last step was a salary negotiation call with HR. The whole process was quick and wrapped up within two weeks.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain your work experience?
- Tell me about a time you experienced a conflict and how you resolved it.
Sema4 Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Sema4 interview reports.
“What about FDR?”
Read reports →“Design a normalized database schema.”
Read reports →“Can you design a database using a given dataset and connect it with pandas?”
Read reports →“What do you know about GWAS?”
Read reports →“What hours are you available?”
Read report →“How do you get the engineering team involved at the start of a new project?”
Read report →“What are you looking for?”
Read report →“Any other related statistical knowledge you can share?”
Read report →“What makes you not consider other companies?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 23 Sema4 interview reports.