Bioinformatician III- Public Health Sciences

Henry Ford Health; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking a Bioinformatician III to design and implement analytic pipelines for biomedical data across genomics, transcriptomics, imaging, and EHRs. You will perform in-depth analyses and support integration of multi-domain data to advance research and clinical outcomes.

The role involves developing scalable workflows, overseeing teammates, and preparing reports for publications and grants.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in bioinformatics or related field with strong computational skills.
• Experience processing and analyzing complex biomedical data across modalities.
• Proficiency in R/Bioconductor, Python, and multiple programming languages.
• Experience on Linux HPC, parallel processing, and resource management.
• Evidence of reproducible research through publications or code.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement analytic pipelines for biomedical data.
• Perform in-depth analyses using computational and statistical methods.
• Integrate multi-domain data to support research objectives.
• Develop and document new bioinformatics approaches.
• Oversee other bioinformaticians and data processes.
• Prepare reports and contribute to publications and grants.

Skills

R/Bioconductor

Python

C

Java

Shell scripting

Linux

Statistics

Education

Ph.D. in bioinformatics or related field

Master's degree in bioinformatics or related field

Bachelor's degree in genetics/biology/biostatistics/bioinformatics

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

GitHub

Linux HPC

Bioconductor

Job description

Job Title

Bioinformatician III

About the Department

Join Henry Ford Medical Group, one of Michigan's largest physician organizations, dedicated to delivering coordinated care across primary and specialty practices throughout the region. Our team thrives on collaborative teamwork, access to leading clinical resources, and the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients and communities. As part of Henry Ford Health, you¿ll contribute to innovative research and clinical advancements that drive exceptional care.

Role Overview

As a Bioinformatician III, you will work independently with investigators and clinicians to design, collect, process, and analyze complex biomedical data across domains such as genomics, transcriptomics, imaging, and electronic health records. Your expertise will drive the development of analytic pipelines, provide in-depth data analysis, and support the integration of multi-domain data to advance research and clinical outcomes.

Why Henry Ford Health

At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.

What You Will Do

• Design and implement analytic pipelines for processing and analyzing biomedical data.


• Provide in-depth analysis of studies using computational and statistical methods.


• Integrate data across multiple domains and time points to support research objectives.


• Develop and document new approaches for bioinformatics analysis.


• Oversee the work of other bioinformaticians and data processes.


• Prepare interpretive reports and contribute to scientific publications and grant applications.


• Collaborate directly with investigators, clinicians, and multidisciplinary research teams to perform research involving the analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, single-cell, spatial transcriptomic, imaging, clinical, and other biomedical data types.


• Design, implement, optimize, automate, and maintain scalable, reproducible, and well-documented analytic pipelines for complex biomedical data using appropriate programming languages, workflow-management tools, and version-control practices.


• Develop computational approaches for the batch processing and analysis of biomedical images, including histopathologic and medical imaging data.


• Use high-performance computing environments (CPU- and GPU-based) to process and analyze large and complex datasets.


• Prepare clear interpretive reports, visualizations, and presentations for technical and nontechnical audiences.


• Promote reproducible research through clear documentation of analytic decisions, methods, workflows, and code.

Company Description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Qualifications

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics, statistics, genetics, computer science, or a related quantitative or biomedical field.


• Strong computational and analytical skills with demonstrated experience in processing and analyzing complex biomedical or biological data.


• Experience using statistical or bioinformatics software, such as R, Bioconductor, or comparable tools, with proficiency in multiple programming or scripting languages, such as Python, R, C, Java, Groovy, or Bash.


• Experience working from the command-line in a high-performance-computing Linux environment, with extensive experience running processes in parallel and management of compute and memory resources to maximize efficiency.


• Experience with biomedical image analysis, batch image processing, computer vision, machine learning-based image analysis, or closely related methods that can be applied to histopathologic and other biomedical imaging data.


• Foundational knowledge of statistical methods and their application to biological or biomedical research.


• Demonstrated scientific contributions through peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, software, analytic workflows, or publicly available code.

• Bachelor's degree in genetics, biology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, or related field with 7 years of experience, or Master's degree with 5 years of experience, or Ph.D. with relevant experience.


• Experience with statistical/bioinformatics software (e.g., R, Bioconductor, SAS) and programming languages (e.g., Python, C, Java, shell scripting).


• Knowledge of Linux and command line environments.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing, automating, troubleshooting, and documenting reproducible computational workflows.


• Experience analyzing multi-omics data, including genomics, transcriptomics, single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, or related technologies.


• Experience applying machine learning or artificial intelligence methods to biomedical data, including convolutional neural networks or related image-analysis approaches.


• Experience developing or managing workflows with tools such as Nextflow, Snakemake, or comparable workflow management platforms.


• Experience using version-control systems like GitHub and sharing well-documented code to support transparent and reproducible research.

Additional Information

What We Offer

Join a team where you can grow your career, collaborate with experts, and contribute to mission-driven work that impacts lives. Enjoy opportunities for professional development, learning, and innovation in a supportive environment.

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