Lead Bioinformatics Scientist, Genomics & Precision Med

Info Resume Edge; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biomedical research organization is seeking a skilled Bioinformatics Scientist to contribute to genomic research and drug discovery. The successful candidate will analyze large-scale biological datasets and develop computational pipelines. Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Bioinformatics and 25 years of experience. Strong programming skills in Python and R, along with familiarity with NGS technologies, are essential for this role. Join us in advancing precision medicine through innovative bioinformatics solutions.

Qualifications

• 25 years of hands‑on experience in bioinformatics or computational biology.
• Familiarity with biological databases like Ensembl, NCBI.
• Solid foundation in molecular biology and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale biological datasets including NGS.
• Develop and maintain computational pipelines for data analysis.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on research.
• Interpret and visualize biological data to identify patterns.
• Maintain accurate and documented analysis reports.
• Evaluate new bioinformatics tools into research workflows.

Skills

Programming skills in Python

Experience with R

Scripting skills in Bash

Strong communication skills

Education

Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Bioinformatics

Tools

NGS technologies (BWA, STAR, GATK)

Data analysis tools (DESeq2, SAMtools, BEDTools)

Cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP)

Workflow management tools (Nextflow, Snakemake)

Version control (Git)

Containerization (Docker, Singularity)

Job description

A leading biomedical research organization is seeking a skilled Bioinformatics Scientist to contribute to genomic research and drug discovery. The successful candidate will analyze large-scale biological datasets and develop computational pipelines. Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Bioinformatics and 25 years of experience. Strong programming skills in Python and R, along with familiarity with NGS technologies, are essential for this role. Join us in advancing precision medicine through innovative bioinformatics solutions.