Bioinformatics Scientist, Assay Design and Pipelines
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Position Summary
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Bioinformatics Scientist to join our team specializing in assay and content development for qPCR dPCR and CE technologies. The role focuses on delivering high-quality assays on schedule and contributing to the development and maintenance of computational pipelines databases and infrastructure to scale assay development. This position requiresstrong domain knowledge of genomics PCR-based methods and proficiency in bioinformatics pipeline development. You will convert biological questions into assay strategies and assign robust primer/probe sets. You will streamline workflows and optimize code for efficiency and scalability. Collaboration with other bioinformatics scientists product management and customer support colleagues is essential.
Primary Responsibilities
Design develop and optimize qPCR assays for various applications including gene expression genotyping copy number analysis and pathogen detection.
Analyze and interpret complex genomic and sequence data to support target selection and assay development.
Prepare and present scientific reports and presentations to communicate findings and progress.
Develop maintain and optimize bioinformatics pipelines and workflow automation for large-scale assay development.
Maintain version-controlled repositories documentation and reproducibility across computational workflows.
Participate in the publication or productization of developed algorithms pipelines or tools
Required Qualifications
PhD or Masters degree in Bioinformatics Computational Biology Molecular Biology Bioinformatics or related fields. Preferred with 2 years of relevant experience.
Strong genomics & molecular biology domain knowledge in at least one of the domains in plant mammalian microbial and oncology systems.
Bioinformatics stack: IGV BLAST BWA/other aligners; major databases (GenBank Ensembl); experience across genomics and quantitative data with strong analytical problem-solving skills.
Strong programming for scripting: advanced Python and proficient R with additional experience in C/C/Java/Perl/Python/JavaScript/ReactJS; solid debugging.
Teaming & execution: excellent communication; effective cross-functional collaboration; able to work independently and manage multiple projects concurrently.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with machine learning or LLM-based methods or statistical methods for biological analysis.
Experience with other assay development platforms such as NGS microarrays etc.
Familiarity with workflow orchestration frameworks (Nextflow Snakemake Latch) or cloud computing and high performance computing environments.
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
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