Genome Editing Bioinformatics Scientist

Bayer CropScience Limited; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Job summary

Bayer, located in Missouri, seeks a Genome Editing Scientist—Bioinformatics to develop reproducible analyses, predictive models, and visualizations for editing tool performance. You will partner with molecular and structural biology teams to translate questions into computational strategies and validate predictions experimentally.

The role involves building pipelines, applying ML to editing data, and collaborating with genomics stakeholders to scale and improve platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python or R and maintainable code.
• Experience analyzing genome editing NGS datasets and interpreting results.

Responsibilities

• Build reproducible pipelines and integrated datasets to evaluate editing tool performance.
• Develop ML models to quantify drivers of editing efficiency and precision.
• Design experiments and translate multi-modal data into actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate across genomics, functional genomics, and data science teams.
• Ensure tools and analyses are scalable and robust across platforms.

Skills

Python

R

NGS data analysis

Communication

Bioinformatics

Education

PhD in bioinformatics/genomics or related

MS + 3+ years in related field

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Bayer, located in Missouri, seeks a Genome Editing Scientist—Bioinformatics to develop reproducible analyses, predictive models, and visualizations for editing tool performance. You will partner with molecular and structural biology teams to translate questions into computational strategies and validate predictions experimentally.

The role involves building pipelines, applying ML to editing data, and collaborating with genomics stakeholders to scale and improve platform capabilities.