Senior Bioinformatics Developer

Genestack; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bioinformatics company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Developer to lead the delivery of robust omics data solutions. This hybrid role covers end-to-end project management from scoping to deployment, requiring strong Python or R programming skills and experience in bioinformatics project delivery. The successful candidate will work closely with clients and engineering teams to design pipelines and deploy scientific applications, making contributions to both client projects and internal objectives. Flexible working hours are available.

Benefits

International team of professionals

Extended sick leave

Onboarding and domain training

Flexible work schedule

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience delivering bioinformatics solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Python or R; experience with reproducible workflows.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of bioinformatics projects.
• Design pipelines for omics data ingestion and QC.
• Build and deploy scientific applications.

Skills

Python

R

APIs

REST

SQL

Nextflow

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field

Tools

Dash

Flask

Java

AWS

Job description

At Genestack we are tackling the underlying computational and scientific challenges of bioinformatics in order to provide researchers with software tools that will streamline the discovery process and drive forward precision medicine drug development and bioinformatics research.

We’re looking for a Senior Bioinformatics Developer to lead delivery of robust omics data solutions across client projects and internal initiatives. This hybrid role spans pipeline development, scientific application delivery, and platform integration with full ownership from scoping to deployment.

You’ll work closely with clients, product managers, and engineers to understand complex requirements and translate them into scalable, interoperable workflows. If you enjoy solving biological data challenges through a mix of analysis automation and architecture this is your chance to make a difference in real‑world R&D environments.

In this role you will:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of client and internal bioinformatics projects.
• Design pipelines for omics data ingestion, harmonization, and QC.
• Build and deploy scientific applications (e.g. dashboards, APIs, reports).
• Develop reusable tools for data wrangling, integration, and visualization.
• Integrate cloud / on‑prem systems (e.g. S3, Nextflow, REST APIs).
• Support pre‑sales onboarding and trial delivery when needed.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, and customer‑facing teams.

We would like you to have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related scientific / technical field.
• 5 years of experience delivering bioinformatics solutions in services or platform settings.
• Strong knowledge of Python or R; experience with reproducible workflows and APIs.
• Application development experience (e.g. Dash, Flask, Shiny).
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, workflow tools (Nextflow), and data protocols.
• Excellent communication skills in English and ability to operate across domains.
• Ability to balance delivery work with internal tooling contributions.

It would be nice for you to have:

• Prior experience as a Team Lead on bioinformatics projects.
• Experience with cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• JVM‑based integration experience (e.g. Java, Kotlin).

We offer you:

• International team of professionals.
• Extended sick leave.
• Onboarding and domain training for newcomers.
• Flexible work schedule.

Key Skills

• APIs
• REST
• Spring
• SOAP
• .NET
• React
• Node.js
• Angular
• J2EE
• JavaScript
• Web Services
• Java