Senior Bioinformatician

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in Singapore seeks a Scientist III in Bioinformatics to develop tools for assay development. The successful candidate will collaborate with bioinformatics scientists and support custom assay designs. A PhD or MS in a relevant field with proven experience in Python, R, and SQL is essential. This role offers a dynamic environment for driving innovation in molecular biology applications.

Qualifications

• PhD with 1-2 years of relevant experience or M.S. with 3+ years.
• Experience in developing customer-facing products.
• Strong background in designing targeted assays.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs into software product requirements.
• Represent bioinformatics team in projects and collaborate.
• Provide technical guidance on customer calls.

Skills

Python

Linux

R

SQL

Data science methodologies

Communication skills

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or related field

M.S. in Computer Science or Bioinformatics

Tools

NumPy

SciPy

Biological databases (NCBI, COSMIC, etc.)

Job description

Position Summary:

A Scientist III, Bioinformatics, will play a pivotal role in developing tools and workflows for assay development. The individual will work closely with a team of bioinformatics scientists, molecular biologists and product managers to gather requirements and implement algorithms for various qPCR-based applications.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Translate internal/external customer needs for software product requirements and build tools for automating routine tasks
• Represent bioinformatics team in internal projects and collaborate with colleagues from diverse functions
• Support custom assay design requests in a time bound manner
• Provide technical guidance on customer calls and communicate with non-technical team members to help support customer requests
• Provide bioinformatics trainings to other colleagues and present regularly in team meetings

Education/Experience Requirements:

• PhD in Computational Biology or a related computational field, with 1-2 years of relevant industry or postdoctoral experience. Alternatively, an M.S. in Computer Science or Bioinformatics, coupled with 3+ years of experience in a related field.
• Experience in developing customer-facing products and tools.
• Demonstrated experience with Python, Linux, R and SQL
• Solid understanding of data science methodologies and tools, including NumPy, SciPy and related
• Strong background in designing targeted assays, or transferable expertise in genomics data analysis
• Proficiency with biological databases such as NCBI, COSMIC, IMG, UCSC, among others
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacogenomics, and Multi-Omics Data Analysis
• Proven track record as a technical lead on projects, with the ability to translate project requirements into actionable results
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a multi-disciplinary, geographically dispersed team environment