Bioinformatics Data Analyst II – Genomics & Pipelines

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA seeks a Bioinformatician to join the Salzman lab, focusing on high‑throughput DNA‑seq and RNA‑seq analyses from metagenomics and transcriptomics.

You will design reproducible pipelines, apply statistical analyses, and collaborate with researchers while maintaining clear documentation and code in Unix environments. The role requires strong programming and data analysis skills and offers a dynamic, collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Experience in a quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, statistics or engineering.
• Strong programming background in data analysis and pipeline development.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and extract data from diverse sources and maintain accuracy.
• Determine data collection and reporting requirements.
• Design and customize reports from database data.
• Oversee regulatory compliance for data utilization.
• Identify data issues and implement corrective actions.
• Create complex charts and databases and develop publication-ready graphs.
• Provide non-routine data/statistics support to teams.
• Test prototype software and participate in release processes.

Skills

Shell

Command line

Analytical software

Python

R

MATLAB

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience

PhD in bioinformatics or related field (desired)

Tools

Bowtie

Docker

SLURM

Job description

Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA seeks a Bioinformatician to join the Salzman lab, focusing on high‑throughput DNA‑seq and RNA‑seq analyses from metagenomics and transcriptomics.

You will design reproducible pipelines, apply statistical analyses, and collaborate with researchers while maintaining clear documentation and code in Unix environments. The role requires strong programming and data analysis skills and offers a dynamic, collaborative setting.