Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer
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Job Description
About Plasmidsaurus
Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists who use DNA tools to bring their ideas to life. Our DNA sequencing tools are used daily by thousands of innovators including Nobel prize winners dynamic biotech startups research labs and DIY biohackers. Our global network of labs operates day and night to enable worldchanging discoveries. In 2024 we saved these scientists 2 million hours of time radically accelerating their research. Every team member at Plasmidsaurus plays a crucial role in driving forward the future of biotech research.
Job Summary
As a Bioinformatics Pipeline Engineer you will be responsible for the design development and maintenance of bioinformatics pipelines primarily using Oxford Nanopore reads. You will collaborate with the bioinformatic and wet lab scientists to understand and implement the specific pipeline goals while applying your software engineering expertise. A primary focus will be ensuring that our pipelines are robust scalable and meet high coding standards. In this job you will:
Develop and maintain bioinformatics pipelines using Snakemake
Optimize existing pipelines for performance reliability scalability and maintainability using best practices
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in pipelines including handling edge cases related to biological and sequencing artifacts
Collaborate with both scientists and engineers
Provide support and training to the tech support team on pipeline usage and troubleshooting
Explore and integrate new bioinformatics tools and technologies to improve pipelines
Qualifications
Education and Experience
PhD 3 years of developing production bioinformatics pipelines or significant relevant work experience
Required Qualifications:
Significant Snakemake experience (or Nextflow)
Production bioinformatics pipeline creation following best practices
Conda
Docker / Apptainer / Singularity
Git GitHub
Python
Bash
Ability to write clean maintainable and productionready code
Strong understanding of molecular biology and sequencing technologies
Experience with Oxford Nanopore and Illumina sequencing
Preferred Qualifications:
Performance compiled language (C Rust etc)
AWS lambda
AWS S3
AWS RDS
Github Actions
REST API
Ansible
SQL alchemy
SQL (PostgreSQL)
Compensation & Benefits
Employee Stock Options
4 Weeks Paid Time Off 10 Paid Holidays
Health Dental and Vision Insurance
401(k) with Matching
Plus: Life Insurance Mental Health Coverage Health Advocate and Gym Membership
We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesnt perfectly align with the job description as we seek out diverse and creative perspectives. Team members who love to learn and collaborate in an inclusive environment will thrive with us. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process please let us know at
Employment Type
Full-Time
