NGS Data Scientist III - Bioinformatics & Multi-omics

VARITE INC; Ridgefield (CT); On-site; USD 64,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and

Retirement Plans: Company-sponsored

Legal Service Plans

Job summary

VARITE is seeking a Scientist III in Ridgefield, CT for a 12-month contract to support bioinformatics-driven pharma research. The role focuses on designing and deploying NGS data analysis workflows, integrating multi-omics data, and visualizing results to inform target identification and biomarker discovery.

The candidate will work across a multidisciplinary team, applying advanced programming (R, Python, Nextflow) and leveraging cloud computing to ensure robust data processing, quality control,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 1+ years of related experience OR Bachelor’s with 7+ years in a STEM field.
• Strong experience in bioinformatics, omics data, and NGS workflows.
• Proficient programming in R, Python; familiarity with Shiny, UNIX scripting, and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and/or deploy NGS data analysis workflows for data processing, visualization, integration and mining to support client therapeutic target identification and disease biomarker discovery.
• Data Analysis: Implement methods for omics data analysis and interpretation of genomic data sets (e.g., bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, ATAC-Seq).
• Data Visualization: Fluency in data visualization methods like R Shiny and D3.
• Data Integration: Analyze multi-omics data to identify drug targets and downstream effects in immune disease.
• Data Mining: Explore internal, collaborative, and public databases to characterize immune disease.
• Select and benchmark analysis methods; ensure QC measures.
• Automate processing and results reporting; maintain high data integrity.
• Communicate results effectively and contribute to protocols and reports.

Skills

NGS analysis

Bioinformatics

R

Python

Shiny

UNIX/Linux

Nextflow

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science/Genomics/Bioinformatics

Bachelor’s degree + 7+ years in STEM

Tools

Nextflow

Cloud computing

UNIX

Job description

VARITE is seeking a Scientist III in Ridgefield, CT for a 12-month contract to support bioinformatics-driven pharma research. The role focuses on designing and deploying NGS data analysis workflows, integrating multi-omics data, and visualizing results to inform target identification and biomarker discovery.

The candidate will work across a multidisciplinary team, applying advanced programming (R, Python, Nextflow) and leveraging cloud computing to ensure robust data processing, quality control,