Bioinformatics Scientist

ACS International India Pvt. Ltd. (ACSII); Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ACS International India Pvt Ltd. (ACS-I India) seeks a Bioinformatics Scientist to develop software tools and databases for genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and related data.

You will integrate data from public and proprietary sources and build automated data mining frameworks. The role requires PhD in bioinformatics related fields, experience with bioinformatics pipelines, and collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

• PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Cheminformatics, Bioinformatics or related field.
• Post-PhD experience is highly desired.
• Strong knowledge of bioinformatics basics, pipeline building, interactive dashboarding and statistical modeling.
• Must be detail oriented, well organized and able to analyze and communicate data effectively.
• Follow good practice software development and project management principles.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Scientist, Technologist and multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide scientific knowledge to support data aggregation and content generation.
• Conduct literature reviews for various life sciences data types (drug, target, disease).
• Aggregate life sciences datasets and maintain data quality.
• Serve as SME for biological dataset aggregation and trends in the field.
• Interact with IT to set data policies for aggregation and storage.
• Contribute to company research initiatives and self-directed projects.
• Manage multiple projects and track milestones.

Skills

Omics data handling

Python

R Programming

Shell Scripting

GitHub / version control

Cloud computing (AWS)

Literature searching

Data integration

Biological dataset aggregation

Education

PhD in Medicinal Chemistry/ Computational Biology/ Computer Science/ Cheminformatics/ Bioinformatics / Applied Statistics

Tools

Medline

NCBI

PubChem

EMBL

SciFinder

Job description

The Bioinformatics Scientist would be responsible for developing software tools/methods and databases to analyze biological data, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics etc. The person would identify and integrate data from various sources, such as public, proprietary databases, literature etc. Key aspect of position would be building innovative frameworks for data integration and automated data mining.

About

About Company

ACS International India Pvt Ltd. (ACS-I India) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACS International, Ltd USA and a part of the American Chemical Society. ACS-I India represents products and services provided by ACS divisions, including CAS (SciFinder Discovery Platform and STN®) to the world’s most important scientific companies, government organizations, global patent offices and academic institutions to promote research and discovery.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Scientist, Technologist, and multidisciplinary project team members
• To provide scientific knowledge supporting data aggregation and content generation.
• Conduct literature searches for various life science data types including drug, target, disease and
• Any other relevant or key information for aggregating life science datasets.
• Be the subject matter expert for biological dataset aggregation. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of various
• Life sciences data types, practices and information affecting the business and industry trends.
• Interact with the IT team to set policies about data aggregation and storage.
• Contribute to several research initiatives by the company.
• Capable of self-directed research within broader goals set by group.
• Manage multiple projects at any given time along with tracking project milestones.
• Should be able to teach and train his/her team in all the above-mentioned aspects as and when required.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have Experience With

• Handling Omics data like WGS, WES, RNA-seq (including single cell transcriptomics), miRNA-seq, Methylation (NGS and Array) and microbiome.
• Knowledge of immuno informatics, antibody discovery, biologics diverse formats (mAB, Bispecific etc)
• Common workflow automation, scripting, and programming platforms. Excellent coding skills with strong experience in Python, R Programming, Shell Scripting.
• Code management, versioning using GitHub and day to day tasks management.
• Experience working in a high-performance computing environment or cloud (AWS).
• Scientific databases such as Medline, NCBI, PubChem, EMBL, SciFnder etc.
• Exposure to work with Global teams.

Position Requirements

• PhD in Medicinal Chemistry/ Computational Biology/ Computer Science/ Cheminformatics/ Bioinformatics / Applied Statistics or a related field.
• Post-PhD experience (Highly Desired)
• Knowledge of bioinformatics and basics of data analysis, Pipeline Building, Interactive dashboarding and statistical modeling.
• Must be detail oriented, well organized with ability to analyze, and communicate data effectively.
• Follow good practice software development and project management principles.
• Self-motivated, proactive and excellent in communication skills