Bioinformatics Manager
Job Summary
This is a remote position.
Were a tight-knit crew of buildersspanning science engineering design and productworking on problems where biology meets modern software. Think large-scale genomic data cloud-native systems and products that actually get used. The work is complex the bar is high and the team is genuinely sharp.
The Opportunity
Were hiring someone to take ownership of our bioinformatics functionnot just technically but as a leader of people and direction. This role is less about writing pipelines day-to-day and more about shaping a team that already has strong technical chops into something even more impactful.
Youll be stepping into a group of experienced individuals and helping them level up: clearer direction better processes stronger alignment with the rest of the company. If you care about building teams as much as building systems this is that kind of role.
What Youll Own
Guide and mentor a senior team with real investment in their growth performance and long-term trajectory.
Define where bioinformatics is going and how it supports broader product and scientific goals.
Partner closely with product and engineering leaders to ensure the work being done actually moves the needle.
Represent the function at the leadership levelclearly communicating priorities tradeoffs and where investment is needed.
Bring structure to how projects are planned executed and tracked so things scale without chaos.
Work cross-functionally to translate biological insight into usable production-grade tools.
Play a key role in hiring and shaping the team as it grows.
Keep the team aligned with evolving tools standards and best practices in the genomics space.
Requirements
What You Bring
Experience leading technical teams including the real-world parts: feedback performance management and navigating team dynamics.
Ability to explain complex bioinformatics concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders without losing clarity.
Strong grounding in genomics and data analysis with enough depth to challenge ideas and guide direction.
Familiarity with common genomics data formats (e.g. sequencing reads and variants) and the tooling ecosystem around them.
Comfort working with scripting or programming languages (Python R or similar) to review work and support technical decisions.
Exposure to cloud or high-performance computing environments especially in the context of reproducible pipelines.
A strategic lensyou can prioritize scope and connect technical work to real outcomes.
Several years of hands-on bioinformatics experience particularly with next-generation sequencing workflows at scale.
Advanced academic training in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
Bonus Points
Time spent in startup or high-growth environments.
Experience exploring and visualizing large-scale biological datasets.
Familiarity with public genomics resources and integrating diverse data sources.
Awareness of modern data standards and interoperability practices in genomics.
Why This Is Interesting
Your work wont sit on a shelfwhat you build feeds directly into tools used across large research and clinical ecosystems.
Youll shape a function thats core to the company not a support layer.
Youll collaborate with people who actually shipacross science product and engineering.
The problems matter: rare disease cancer infectious diseasethis is applied not theoretical.
The environment is flexible remote-friendly and built for people who like autonomy paired with high expectations.
Logistics
Remote-first with optional in-person time if youre near a major Canadian hub.
Must be authorized to work in Canada.
Required Skills:
Bioinformatics Manager Computational Biology Genomics NGS Bioinformatics Pipelines Python R Cloud Computing AWS GCP HPC Team Leadership People Management Precision Medicine