Bioinformatician
Watershed Informatics
Software Engineering
Boston, MA, USA
Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of new bioinformatics workflows, including, but not limited to: whole genome/exome sequencing, RNAseq (single-cell, bulk, spatial), ChIP-Seq, ATAC-seq (single-cell and bulk), proteomics, and metabolomics
- Collaborate with our full-stack engineering team on making these workflows efficient and performant
- Engage directly with customers (both biologists and bioinformaticians) on their deployment of the Watershed platform, ensure the technical success of client engagements, and communicate customer feedback and feature requests to the broader team
- Test, troubleshoot, and enhance customer workflows with and on behalf of customers, and lead design and development reviews of these workflows
- Propose and implement more sophisticated, bespoke bioinformatics analyses upon customer request
Qualifications
- Expertise in bioinformatics workflows (2+ of the above preferred; PhD preferred)
- Strong biology background and excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledge of bioinformatics and data science best practices (Quality-control, exploratory data analyses, existing industry standard open-source tools)
- Experience in Python, R, and/or MATLAB
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