Staff Bioinformatics Scientist

ILLUMINA SINGAPORE GENOMICS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading genomics company in Singapore is seeking a Staff Bioinformatics Scientist. The role focuses on enabling data analysis and successfully delivering data in a cloud system while collaborating with global teams. Candidates must have a solid background in bioinformatics and related disciplines, with at least 8 years of experience. Strong troubleshooting and communication skills are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in bioinformatics or related fields.
• Experience with algorithms for NGS data processing.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and run bioinformatics workflows.
• Conduct root-cause analysis for data failures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet project KPIs.
• Develop and test pipelines as needed.

Skills

Bioinformatics/genomics understanding

NGS data processing

Troubleshooting NGS data

Project management

Cloud system knowledge

Workflow languages (CWL, NextFlow, Snakemake)

Linux, Bash proficiency

Programming (Perl, Python, Ruby)

SQL databases knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Job description

Position Summary

As a Staff Bioinformatics Scientist, your primary responsibility is to enable the data analysis and processing and successfully delivery of data within a cloud system to meet project based KPIs for to client(s) in Singapore, as part of large and strategic projects (including population genomics projects) running in Singapore. This role will play a key part of the establishment and scaling of data analysis workflows primarily using Illumina cloud software and tools such as DRAGEN, as well as running and monitoring pipelines in production, and working on any analysis failures or NGS samples that have not met QC metrics.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor and run bioinformatics workflows in a production environment on a cloud system
• Manage and perform root-cause analysis troubleshooting for data analysis failures
• Work closely with key stakeholders and colleagues both within Singapore and across the globe to meet project KPIs
• Contribute to the building, development and testing of new pipelines/workflows as needed
• Ensure all data is maintained in a secure way, following best practice data security practices in the cloud
• Provide performance updates and trending data for the project for key stakeholders, both in written format and through oral presentations
• Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Position Requirements

• Excellent understanding of bioinformatics/genomics, sequence analysis or related disciplines.
• Experience with bioinformatics algorithms for processing of NGS data, preferably for Whole Genome sequencing data, such as DRAGEN, BWA/GATK or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in handling and troubleshooting NGS data
• All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.

Preferred Experience/Education/Skills

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent experience in Bioinformatics
• Experience in managing projects, functions, resources and/or teams
• A strong understanding of cloud systems for processing NGS data
• Knowledge of workflow languages such as CWL, NextFlow, Snakemake
• Demonstrated capability to work with Linux, Bash and command line tools
• Knowledge of one or more programmatic languages common in Bioinformatics, such as Perl, Python or Ruby
• Familiarity with relational databases including SQL
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment