Genomics Assembly Scientist — Long-Read & Non-Model Genomes

ATR International; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 103,320,000 - 123,984,000; Full time

Job summary

ATR International is seeking an Associate Scientist in Bioinformatics to join their team in Foster City, CA. The role involves planning and executing genomic data assembly tasks for non-model organisms, contributing significantly to genomic research.

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in a relevant field and have extensive de novo assembly experience, particularly with long reads. Competitive pay of up to $80.50 an hour based on experience is offered.

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics or related field.
• Experience with long read sequencing and assembly.
• Proven programming skills in Python or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Plan assembly approaches for non-model organisms.
• Run and refine long read assemblies toward chromosome scale.
• Benchmark quality and completeness of genomic data.

Skills

De novo assembly experience on long reads

Assembly QC/validation expertise

Scripting/programming skills (Python and/or Bash)

Workflow operations experience (Nextflow/Snakemake/WDL)

Education

PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or related field

Tools

Docker

Singularity

Nextflow

Snakemake

AWS

Job description

ATR International is seeking an Associate Scientist in Bioinformatics to join their team in Foster City, CA. The role involves planning and executing genomic data assembly tasks for non-model organisms, contributing significantly to genomic research.

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in a relevant field and have extensive de novo assembly experience, particularly with long reads. Competitive pay of up to $80.50 an hour based on experience is offered.