Bioinformatics Software Engineer: Genomics Pipelines

Harvard Medical School; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans with university contributions

Wellbeing and mental health resources

Professional development opportunities

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Harvard Medical School in Boston is seeking a Bioinformatics Software Developer to design bioinformatics pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data. The ideal candidate holds a PhD and has extensive programming skills, particularly in Python, with proficiency in Docker and AWS. Responsibilities include maintaining workflows, building reproducible software solutions, and collaborating with research teams. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off and health insurance from day one.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience.
• Strong programming and communication skills are strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of optimizing pipelines for large-scale genomic projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain bioinformatics pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data.
• Build reproducible, well-tested, and automated workflows.
• Architect and manage AWS-based compute infrastructure.

Skills

Programming in Python

Shell scripting

Bioinformatics tools

Experience with high-throughput sequencing data analysis

Docker proficiency

AWS services knowledge

Version Control (Git)

Experience with Linux systems

Education

PhD in computational biology/bioinformatics/statistics/CS or related field

Tools

Docker

AWS (EC2, S3)

Job description

Harvard Medical School in Boston is seeking a Bioinformatics Software Developer to design bioinformatics pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data. The ideal candidate holds a PhD and has extensive programming skills, particularly in Python, with proficiency in Docker and AWS. Responsibilities include maintaining workflows, building reproducible software solutions, and collaborating with research teams. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off and health insurance from day one.