Bioinformatician

Bio-informatician is responsible for developing, documenting and testing bio-informatics pipelines. 

PRIMARY****RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing custom bio-informatics pipelines using Nexflow.

• Testing and updating pipelines as required.

• Curating test data for different components as required.

• Developing custom scripts for testing in Python.

• Troubleshoot and resolve defects, craft reliable unit tests, perform code reviews and root cause analysis.

• Understand and be compliant with regulatory, security and data privacy requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics or engineering related area.

• Minimum of 2 year of experience developing bio-informatics pipelines to analysis NGS data.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Containerization: Docker

• Orchestration Language: GNU Make,  Nextflow, CWL/WDL

• Source control: GitHub, Git

• Scripting Languages: Python, Bash

• Database experience: PostgreSQL, Redis

• Bioinformatics Tools: GATK, SAMtools, BAMTools, FastQC, Fastp, bedtools, bwa, primer3, etc.

• Security / Privacy: HIPAA

• Biology: Next-generation sequencing, Sanger sequencing, MLPA, PCR, Southern Blot

• Experience working with Fastq, BAM, VCF, TSV/CSV, JSON files.

• Strong technical documentation skills

• Eagerness to acquire new skills in genetics

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks independently

• Excellent communication and organizational skills, especially for problem solving under pressure.