Bioinformatics Consultant

at  Genedata

Genedata transforms data into intelligence with innovative software solutions that incorporate extensive biopharma R&D domain knowledge. Multinational biopharmaceutical organizations and cutting-edge biotechs around the globe rely on Genedata to digitalize and automate data-rich and complex R&D processes. From early discovery all the way to the clinic, Genedata solutions help maximize the ROI in R&D expenditure. Founded in 1997, Genedata is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland with additional offices in Boston, London, Munich, San Francisco, Singapore, and Tokyo.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• PhD or MSc. in molecular biology, bioinformatics, or similar discipline
• 1+ years related business experience working in a biopharma, industrial biotech, agribusiness or related life sciences environment using standard bioinformatics tools and databases
• Proficient working remotely, via ssh, in a UNIX environment and with using a scripting or programming language (e.g. Python, R or Rust)
• Experience with git, as well as tool development or Nextflow
• Some familiarity with Java and SQL/relational databases (e.g. Oracle) is a plus
• Hands-on experience with NGS applications (RNA-seq, DNA-seq, etc.) and data processing (read alignment, quantification, quality assessment, etc.), as well as their statistical analysis and interpretation
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Must be able to work independently, while participating as part of a team
• Must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you a computational biologist with an interest in analyzing and interpreting NGS and multi omics datasets for cutting edge R&D projects? Does the idea of working in partnership with the world’s leading biopharma, agribusiness and industrial biotechnology companies to solve big data challenges sound exciting to you? If so, we would like to talk with you as we seek to grow our interdisciplinary scientific consulting and application support team in our East Coast Office.
The role is designed for an inquisitive scientist with scripting and programming experience and a solid background in NGS and genomics. Creative problem solving and the ability to collaborate on complex problems in a team environment are essential. You will work closely with our partners and internal stakeholders on a wide variety of innovative projects to solve big data problems. You will provide expert scientific and technical guidance to customers, investigate customer workflows and IT infrastructures, design solutions, and manage projects to ensure that scientific and business requirements are met. You will collaborate with our scientific consulting and sales team to assist with scientific presentations and software demonstrations.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to support, shape, and promote a cutting-edge genomics platform for automating biopharmaceutical research. You will have a high level of responsibility in a growing global company.
This full-time position is based at our office in Lexington, MA. It requires about 20% travel within the US, and potentially across Europe.
We are offering a base salary range of between $85,000 to $105,000 for this position.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build NGS data analysis workflows, analyze datasets, and present the results
• Coordinate with the internal scientific consulting and software development teams to automate workflows and make them available to customers via the Genedata Selector software platform
• Create new analytic tools, or add existing publicly available tools to the Selector platform to address customer needs
• Collaborate with scientific and IT partners to solve problems related to the analysis and management of genomics data
• Identify customer needs and map them to the capabilities of the Genedata Selector platform
• Provide scientific consulting and professional services to support customer projects
• Troubleshoot scientific and technical support issues and capture user feedback and customer use cases
• Learn about trends and novel approaches in biopharma R&D/manufacturing and contribute insights to the team. For example, up and coming genomics applications for cell and gene therapies
• Project coordination and communication with the scientific consulting and professional services team, business account managers, and product management
• Coordinate external meetings with clients, ensuring that all stakeholders are aware of project progress and goals, and generate achievable project aims
• Present the product vision of Genedata Selector to prospects and customers
• Provide Internet-based and on-site product training sessions with customers
• Identify new business opportunities together with business account managers
• Define appropriate service projects with customers to fulfill unmet needs