Bioinformatics Scientist - Hybrid: NGS, scRNA-seq & Multi-Omics

Russell Tobin; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Tobin is partnering with a leading biotech company to hire a Bioinformatics Scientist in Tucson, AZ. The role combines wet lab collaboration with advanced computational analysis to develop and maintain internal bioinformatics tools and pipelines.

You will work across NGS, scRNA-seq, and multi-omics, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote in a contract role up to 3 years. Competitive pay: $45-65/hr, DOE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 7+ years experience in bioinformatics.
• PhD preferred with 2 years industry experience in clinical diagnostics, or a Master's with 5 years.
• You have expertise in DNA/RNA sequencing and scRNA-seq data analysis and interpretation.

Responsibilities

• This role requires a broad understanding of bioinformatic analysis across diverse technologies, including NGS, scRNA-seq, and multi-omics.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of molecular and computational biologists, as well as wet lab scientists, to design, optimize, and troubleshoot advanced high-throughput sequencing scRNAseq experiments.
• Contribute bioinformatics expertise throughout the assay development lifecycle, including initial sequencing, validation, and production implementation, by developing and maintaining analytical tools and pipelines for processing diagnostic data from disease, germline, and cell-free DNA samples.
• Create, implement, and streamline bioinformatics tools and workflows in partnership with wet lab scientists to enhance assay development efficiency and data quality.
• Provide hands‑on troubleshooting to ensure data quality, integrity, and accessibility across the diagnostic workflow, while addressing the needs of internal and external stakeholders through scientific and business analyses.
• Advocate for best practices in documenting, training, and scaling algorithms, tools, and workflows to ensure reproducibility and scalability.
• Communicate project outcomes and team progress across various teams and organizational functions to promote alignment and collaboration.

Skills

NGS analysis

scRNA-seq

Python

R

Data visualization

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

PhD in Bioinformatics or related field

Master's degree in Bioinformatics or related field

Tools

10x Genomics workflows

Linux

Bioconductor

Job description

Russell Tobin is partnering with a leading biotech company to hire a Bioinformatics Scientist in Tucson, AZ. The role combines wet lab collaboration with advanced computational analysis to develop and maintain internal bioinformatics tools and pipelines.

You will work across NGS, scRNA-seq, and multi-omics, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote in a contract role up to 3 years. Competitive pay: $45-65/hr, DOE.