Bioinformatics Engineer II

📋 Description

• Design, prototype, develop, and test innovative computational pipelines and visualizations for analyzing single cell data in Trailmaker.

• Continuously refine and enhance existing single cell pipelines and their features.

• Gather and integrate feedback from customers and team members.

• Troubleshoot customer analyses effectively.

• Stay informed on the rapidly changing landscape of single cell genomics and share insights on new methods, benchmarking studies, etc., with the team.

• Experiment, test, explore, fail, and learn continuously.

• Approach tasks with an ownership mindset and take pride in the quality of your work.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to fellow team members.

⛳️ Requirements

• A passion for developing tools that will be utilized by thousands of single cell researchers.

• Proven experience in designing, building, and enhancing data analysis software that addresses user needs.

• A degree in bioinformatics (or a related field) along with a minimum of 3 years of experience in bioinformatics engineering roles. For the Bioinformatics Engineer II level, 5+ years of experience is required.

• Proficient in Python and R programming languages.

• Practical experience with open-source single cell data analysis tools and packages, including Scanpy and Seurat.

• Competent in working with container-based cloud applications, preferably on AWS.

• Strong skills in data visualization.

• Extensive experience conducting code reviews and providing constructive feedback to peers.

• A collaborative mindset and eagerness to work within a close-knit team.

• Familiarity with version control systems like Git/GitHub is advantageous.

• Experience in building pipelines using Nextflow or similar frameworks is preferred.

• Background in integrating AI tools into development workflows is preferred.

• Knowledge of and/or interest in web development is a plus.

• Experience with Bash scripting is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage starting on the 1st day of the month following your start date, with Parse covering 90% of employee premiums and 60% for dependents.

• A 401(k) plan with no waiting period to enroll.

• Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage, with Parse covering 100% of the monthly premiums for both.

• Options for flexible spending accounts (FSA) for medical, dependent care, and commuter expenses.

• A transportation program available (Seattle only).

• 12 paid holidays each year along with a winter holiday break.

• A generous time off policy.