Bioinformatics Pipeline Validation Engineer

Katalyst CRO; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO in San Diego seeks a software-focused bioinformatics professional to contribute to pipeline development for sequencing and PCR applications. You will participate in the software lifecycle, code reviews, and CI/CD in a regulated biotech environment.

The role requires communicating system designs clearly, collaborating across teams, and adhering to quality and regulatory standards in biotech software.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Computational Biology, CS, or related field.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics pipelines for NGS and PCR.
• Familiarity with production software development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with software development best practices (Git, Agile, code reviews, CI/CD).
• Ability to communicate software system designs effectively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Skills

Bioinformatics pipelines

Next-gen sequencing

PCR applications

Software development lifecycle

Git

Agile

CI/CD

System design communication

Written and verbal communication

Education

B.S. in Computational Biology or Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Katalyst CRO in San Diego seeks a software-focused bioinformatics professional to contribute to pipeline development for sequencing and PCR applications. You will participate in the software lifecycle, code reviews, and CI/CD in a regulated biotech environment.

The role requires communicating system designs clearly, collaborating across teams, and adhering to quality and regulatory standards in biotech software.