A successful candidate will have strong programming skills in multiple languages and database design and management. They will also be familiar with a range of existing industry-standard genomic bioinformatic techniques operated via command line and computational analysis of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) datasets to derive technical and biological insights.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the R&D and Genomics Services team to develop new bioinformatics products and improve quality and performance of existing workflowsSupport bioinformatics service projects by participating in consulting, workflow design, and client reporting. Deploy tools on both local computer infrastructure and Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Maintain and improve a client-facing web portal
• Learn new programming languages as needed. Develop and deploy software tools for various company operational activities. Track and manage development activities ensuring timely delivery on development tasks
• Produce high quality and detailed documentation for all projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent industry experience, in life sciences / biotechnology with a bioinformatics emphasis. Master’s degree preferred
• At least 1 year of experience working with genomics bioinformatics techniques and data analysis
• Demonstrated bioinformatics pipeline development supporting multiple NGS applications (WGS, targeted capture, RNA-seq, etc.
• Proficiency in various open source and commercial bioinformatics resources and software
• Experience working with at least one pipeline workflow system (Cromwell, Nextflow, Snakemake, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of High-Performance Cluster (HPC) environments and cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Experience with Flask or other back-end web interface frameworks
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for learning new technologies and programming languages
• Creative, energetic, and self-motivated