Hybrid Computational Biologist - Customer-Facing & Lab

Form Bio, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Form Bio is seeking a highly skilled Computational Biologist to join our R&D team in a hybrid role based in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will translate biological questions into computational solutions and contribute to gene editing, RNA design, and protein design initiatives.

You will build and optimize bioinformatics pipelines, analyze multiomics data, and collaborate with scientists and engineers to productize capabilities.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics or related field.
• Proven experience in a bioinformatician role with multiomics data analysis (RNA-Seq, WGS, ChIP-Seq).
• Expertise in Python or R scripting.
• Experience with NGS analysis and workflows in Nextflow, Snakemake or WDL.
• Solid understanding of molecular biology and genetics.
• Hands-on in gene editing analysis, RNA design, or protein design.
• Willingness to spend ~10–15% of time in customer-facing work.
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate gene editing workflows and on/off-target analyses.
• Develop computational RNA design and model structure/thermodynamics.
• Apply protein design and structure prediction to therapeutic tools.
• Build, optimize, and maintain bioinformatics pipelines (Nextflow/Snakemake/WDL).
• Collaborate with biologists, engineers, and customers to scope analyses.
• Communicate results clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Python/R scripting

NGS analysis workflows

Gene editing analysis

Computational RNA design

Computational protein design

Customer-facing

Bay Area based

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

WDL

Job description

Form Bio is seeking a highly skilled Computational Biologist to join our R&D team in a hybrid role based in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will translate biological questions into computational solutions and contribute to gene editing, RNA design, and protein design initiatives.

You will build and optimize bioinformatics pipelines, analyze multiomics data, and collaborate with scientists and engineers to productize capabilities.