Job Details
Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics
Publicly listed Biotech
San Jose, USA (Office-Based)
Competitive Base + Bonus + 401(k) program
About the job:
The Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics is responsible for collecting product requirements and designing and developing NGS analysis pipelines to meet those requirements. They're responsible for all aspects of the software development process from the project initiation to software release, including supporting internal and external customer bioinformatics requests.
Impact:
The Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics will be part of a growing team of bioinformaticians primarily focused on Reproductive Health Technologies. The bioinformatics group plans to use a multi-omics analysis approach to develop analysis solutions for NGS-based assisted reproductive technology assays being developed.
Tasks:
- Developing novel tools and algorithms (DNASeq and RNASeq).
- Evaluating current algorithms and tools and developing a "best-practice" set of methods.
- Work closely with the assay and marketing teams to develop novel methods.
- Works to develop bioinformatics packages/pipelines for one or more projects, exhibiting good code design and development practice.
- Analyzes NGS data and generates reports exhibiting good analytical design, data summary and interpretation, and clear report preparation.
- Works closely and independently, through regular communication, with Product Managers and senior members of the Bioinformatics and R&D teams to understand market trends and competition relevant to products worked on. Proposes new tools for development based on this analysis and works independently with Product Managers and/or R&D to design appropriate specifications.
- Develops and releases new bioinformatics tools and pipelines according to approved proposals and within stated deadlines.
- Follows standard Software Development Life Cycle process, including version control and independently authors related technical documentation.
- Serves as a resource to R&D and other departments within the organization, including Product Management, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance especially during product development and release.
- Represents R&D at scientific meetings or in front of customers, including presenting seminars or tutorials on tools they have developed.
- Serves to support Sales and Technical Support representatives on technical matters.
- This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications:
- Typically requires a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or a relevant scientific discipline followed by a minimum of 5 to 8 years post-Ph.D. experience in Bioinformatics working in academia or industry.
- Experience in pipeline design and development following standard Software Development Life Cycle practice, including developing appropriate wrappers to provide easy-to-use tools for non-Bioinformaticians.
- Extensive experience analyzing NGS data sets using industry-standard methods and tools, with emphasis on Copy number calling(CNV), variant calling and linkage analysis.
- Professional pipeline development experience with one or more major programming languages such as Java, Python, or C/C++ under a Linux environment is required.
- Strong statistical, mathematical and/or analytical skills as demonstrated by experience with R, Matlab, or C++/Java/Python math libraries.
- Collaborative personality with strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Benefits
- Highly Competitive Base + Bonus
- 401k, Medical, dental, and vision 100% covered for employees and 70% for dependents
- 100% covered life insurance
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Flexible vacation: At least 15 days off per year
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