Senior Bioinformatics Engineer

Job ID: 366314
Job date: 2017-02-25
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Company : Seres Therapeutics 

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Role : Technician 


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Job Description:
Seres Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated Bioinformatics Engineer with a software development background who understands the entire spectrum of the data analytics lifecycle and can solve complex data problems through advanced data management and engineering techniques and tools. The Senior Bioinformatics Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative bioinformatics applications, web tools, databases, and infrastructure to support Seres’s Ecobiotic® therapeutics discovery programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, model, and develop data management systems that integrate laboratory, operation, and research data

• Design, build, improve, and maintain high performance and highly scalable data pipelines. Oversee transition of data pipelines to production and commercial settings and develop technology choices and development practices that support pipeline maturation.

• Collaborate with data producers and research scientists to ensure that the data pipelines serve internal customer needs.

• Collaborate with IT to ensure security, backup, and data recovery is maintained according to best practices and FDA data integrity and software validation guidelines.

• Develop and implement a roadmap for establishing key software engineering functions within R&D with ability to support research, clinical, and manufacturing requirements

• Influence strategy and roadmap for building scalable data solutions and a scalable data warehouse environment.

• Research and assess the viability of new data management and processing technologies.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Degree in computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics or other related disciplines. An advanced degree is preferred, but not required.

• Six to ten years of relevant experience, preferably in an industry environment.

• Experience with the software development lifecycle and best practices, specifically in a validated environment.

• Experience in development of databases and web applications in a team environment. Proficiency in SQL. Experience with Oracle/APEX preferred.

• Deep knowledge of both academic and commercial informatics solutions

• Broad knowledge of UNIX/Linux. Experience in HPC (Cluster) is highly desirable.

• Solid programming skills and proficiency in Python, Java, Perl, and/or C/C++, R.

• Ability to understand biological, laboratory, R&D, and clinical data.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated technical leaderships skills and a history of success working in cross-functional teams.


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