Bioinformatics Engineer - Build AI-Driven Genomics Pipelines

Novaflow (YC S25); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering biotech startup in San Francisco is seeking an entry-level bioinformatics professional to build and maintain bioinformatics pipelines. This role involves working with large-scale biological datasets and collaborating with scientists to drive the mission forward. You should have strong programming skills and familiarity with bioinformatics tools in a dynamic startup environment. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a rapidly scaling company and learn directly from the founders.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a bioinformatics role.
• Experience at an early-stage company.
• Contributions to open-source bioinformatics tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain bioinformatics pipelines for sequence analysis.
• Work with large-scale biological datasets.
• Collaborate with scientists to translate biological questions into computational approaches.
• Improve the reliability and performance of our data infrastructure.
• Contribute to tooling, automation, and best practices.

Skills

Strong programming skills (Python, R, or similar)

Experience with common bioinformatics tools and formats

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure

Ability to work independently

Tools

samtools

bcftools

VCF

BAM

FASTA

AWS

GCP

Nextflow

Snakemake

WDL

Job description

A pioneering biotech startup in San Francisco is seeking an entry-level bioinformatics professional to build and maintain bioinformatics pipelines. This role involves working with large-scale biological datasets and collaborating with scientists to drive the mission forward. You should have strong programming skills and familiarity with bioinformatics tools in a dynamic startup environment. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a rapidly scaling company and learn directly from the founders.