Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Multi-Omics & Nutrition

Texas A&M University; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Paid vacation

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Precision Nutrition in Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) at Texas A&M University seeks a Research Scientist in Bioinformatics to lead analysis and integration of large-scale multi-omics datasets from animal models and human studies. You will drive pipelines, collaborate with biologists and clinicians, and contribute to grant-ready work.

The role requires a strong background in NGS data analysis, R/Python, and cross-disciplinary collaboration; mentoring is expected and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and interprets high-throughput sequencing and omics datasets, including microbiome, RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and multi-omics integration.
• Develops and maintains bioinformatics pipelines for data processing and quality control.
• Collaborates with biologists, nutrition scientists, and clinicians to generate biological insights from complex datasets.
• Prepares figures, reports, manuscripts, and grant applications.
• Mentors graduate students and other trainees in computational biology approaches.
• Contributes to the development of innovative analytical methods and research directions.

Skills

R

Python

Linux/Unix

Statistical analysis

Bioinformatics

NGS data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master or Ph.D. in related field

Tools

Cloud computing

HPC clusters

Job description

Precision Nutrition in Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) at Texas A&M University seeks a Research Scientist in Bioinformatics to lead analysis and integration of large-scale multi-omics datasets from animal models and human studies. You will drive pipelines, collaborate with biologists and clinicians, and contribute to grant-ready work.

The role requires a strong background in NGS data analysis, R/Python, and cross-disciplinary collaboration; mentoring is expected and