Job Description:
The Bioinformatics and Biosecurity group at Twist is currently seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer to help scale DNA synthesis. In collaboration with biologists, chemists, physicists and software developers, the successful candidate will use a variety of methods including software development, algorithm development, statistics, and data visualization to analyze and interpret biological data including next generation sequencing results. Responsibilities :
Additional Info:
Programmable DNA, the software of Life, is finally here! Twist Bioscience is developing a disruptive Synthetic DNA technology that will change the world, enabling widespread health and sustainability. Synthetic biologists will use our products to engineer how organisms produce cures to diseases, everyday chemicals are made using the atmosphere as the carbon source, plants make their own fertilizers, in-vivo diagnostics will alert us when we are sick, and many more applications. US Citizens, EAD and Green card only. Background check, employment and education verification, and professional references are required. ------ Twist Bioscience is an equal opportunity employer.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
The Bioinformatics and Biosecurity group at Twist is currently seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer to help scale DNA synthesis. In collaboration with biologists, chemists, physicists and software developers, the successful candidate will use a variety of methods including software development, algorithm development, statistics, and data visualization to analyze and interpret biological data including next generation sequencing results. Responsibilities :
- Developing scalable bioinformatics algorithms, pipelines and tools to solve complex, distributed computing challenges
- Providing statistics, scientific computing and data analysis support to research, product development and manufacturing operations.
- BS in bioinformatics or related field with 6-8 years industry experience or MS/PhD in bioinformatics or related field with 4-6 years industry experience
- Advanced proficiency in Python, R or Rust in a Linux environment
- Broad experience with NGS data analysis, manipulation and presentation (in Python or R)
- Excellent data analysis and visualization skills (in Python, R and using tools like Tableau)
- Excellent understanding of molecular biology, with an emphasis on DNA chemistry preferred
- Proven ability to synthesize and present conclusions from complex analyses in a clear and visually compelling way
- Familiarity with common tools and file formats for genome-scale interval data manipulation and analysis (e.g. bedtools, bedops, etc.)
- Formal software development experience, the software development lifecycle, unit and functional testing (via py.test) and version control via Git
- Familiarity with database (PostgreSQL, NoSQL and Redshift) design, implementation and efficient query construction
- Experience building and using Docker containers
- Familiarity with cloud-based computing environments, especially Amazon Web Services
- Experience using workflow management tools (e.g. Airflow, Galaxy, Luigi)
- Familiarity with web application development including building REST-ful interfaces
- Familiarity with DNA analysis software (MacVector, VectorNTI, SnapGene)
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Biology
- Cloud Computing
- Database design
- Lunix/Unix
- molecular biology
- Next Generation Sequencing
- NoSQL
- Programing in Python
- Programming in R
- Software Design
- Statistics
- Version Control
Areas :
Additional Info:
Programmable DNA, the software of Life, is finally here! Twist Bioscience is developing a disruptive Synthetic DNA technology that will change the world, enabling widespread health and sustainability. Synthetic biologists will use our products to engineer how organisms produce cures to diseases, everyday chemicals are made using the atmosphere as the carbon source, plants make their own fertilizers, in-vivo diagnostics will alert us when we are sick, and many more applications. US Citizens, EAD and Green card only. Background check, employment and education verification, and professional references are required. ------ Twist Bioscience is an equal opportunity employer.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]