Senior Genomics Bioinformatics Scientist (Hybrid/Remote)

Illumina; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Private medical insurance

Pension

Employee stock purchase program

Volunteer time off

Summer shutdown

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Illumina is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to join the genomics team focused on DRAGEN and ICA integration. You will develop novel bioinformatics methods to extract meaningful insights from complex datasets and contribute to production-quality software using C/C++.

The role blends collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, strong scientific/technical communication, and the opportunity to advance human health through next-generation sequencing innovations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in CS/Engineering/Statistics/Bioinformatics with relevant industry or research experience.
• Experience in genomic data analysis and sequencing technologies.
• Expertise in NGS data analysis including mapping, alignment, and variant calling.
• Strong software development skills in C/C++ or similar high-performance languages.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement computational and statistical algorithms to extract biological signal from sequencing data.
• Develop and optimize high-performance production software using C/C++.
• Analyze, model, and interpret complex genomic datasets to support product development.
• Collaborate with software engineering, FPGA, QA, QC, and clinical genomics teams to deliver end-to-end workflows.
• Support the DRAGEN platform across germline, somatic, DNA, RNA, SV, CNV, and targeted sequencing applications.
• Engage with external scientific and customer teams to define future product capabilities.
• Communicate technical approaches and results to diverse audiences.
• Prepare internal and external technical docs, publications, and presentations.
• Evaluate new technologies to improve scalability, accuracy, and customer experience.
• Demonstrate accountability and teamwork to help teams win together.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Genomics

C/C++

Software development

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree or PhD in CS/Engineering/Statistics/Bioinformatics

Job description

Illumina is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to join the genomics team focused on DRAGEN and ICA integration. You will develop novel bioinformatics methods to extract meaningful insights from complex datasets and contribute to production-quality software using C/C++.

The role blends collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, strong scientific/technical communication, and the opportunity to advance human health through next-generation sequencing innovations.