Bioinformatician

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

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.