Bioinformatics Research Scientist – Multi-Omics & Nutrition

Texas A&M University System; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Texas A&M Agrilife Research is seeking a Research Specialist in Bioinformatics to join a multidisciplinary team studying nutrition, metabolism, immunity, aging, and chronic diseases. The role leads the analysis and integration of large-scale omics data from animal models and human studies to support biomedical discovery.

The position involves developing pipelines, collaborating with biologists and clinicians, mentoring students, and contributing to grants and publications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Eight years of related experience.
• Experience analyzing next-generation sequencing data.
• Proficiency in R, Python, Linux/Unix, and statistical analysis.
• Experience with microbiome, transcriptomics, proteomics, or metabolomics datasets.
• Strong publication record and excellent communication skills.
• Master or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Systems Biology, or a related field.
• Experience with single-cell RNA-seq analysis (preferred).
• Experience with multi-omics integration and systems biology approaches (preferred).
• Familiarity with cloud computing, HPC clusters, and machine learning methods (preferred).
• Experience with pathway enrichment, network analysis, and visualization tools (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and interprets high-throughput sequencing and omics datasets.
• Develops and maintains bioinformatics pipelines for data processing and QC.
• Collaborates with biologists, nutrition scientists, and clinicians to generate insights.
• Prepares figures, reports, manuscripts, and grant applications.
• Mentors graduate students and trainees in computational biology.
• Contributes to development of innovative analytical methods and research directions.

Skills

NGS data analysis

R

Python

Linux/Unix

Statistical analysis

Microbiome data

Transcriptomics

Proteomics

Metabolomics

Publication record

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD (preferred)

Tools

R

Python

Linux/Unix

Job description

Texas A&M Agrilife Research is seeking a Research Specialist in Bioinformatics to join a multidisciplinary team studying nutrition, metabolism, immunity, aging, and chronic diseases. The role leads the analysis and integration of large-scale omics data from animal models and human studies to support biomedical discovery.

The position involves developing pipelines, collaborating with biologists and clinicians, mentoring students, and contributing to grants and publications.