Job Description
Job Description The Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of computational pipelines, algorithms, databases, and infrastructure supporting assay development and genomic analysis. This role focuses on building and updating automated workflows that implement algorithms for qPCR applications. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with bioinformatics scientists, software engineers, and molecular biologists to ensure seamless integration of computational methods with experimental workflows. Primary ResponsibilitiesDevelop, maintain, and optimize bioinformatics pipelines and workflow automation for large-scale assay development.Build and support Python-based tools, C/C++ algorithms, and SQL databases used in assay design and data analysis.Perform and optimize sequence data analysis workflows for variant detection, indel identification, and alignment using tools like ClustalW, BLAST, BWA, or comparable methods.Collaborate with internal teams to align pipeline outputs with laboratory processes and data systems.Maintain version-controlled repositories, documentation, and reproducibility across computational workflows.Participate in the publication or productization of developed algorithms, pipelines, or tools.
Responsibilities + Skills
Education
PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience, or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience.
Experience
Validated experience in bioinformatics pipeline development and workflow automation using Python and Linux environments. Experience developing or maintaining bioinformatics tools or algorithms that have been published or released as software products.