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.