Ocean Bioinformatics Scientist - eDNA & Data Pipelines

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability seeks an Environmental Molecular Bioinformatician to join the Sustainable Ocean Economies initiative. You will set up a molecular lab, process samples, and develop pipelines for sequencing data in collaboration with partners in California and Palau.

You will design analyses, manage databases, and create reproducible workflows while advancing biodiversity research and global ocean solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., biology, economics, statistics, engineering).
• Experience with data analysis and bioinformatics workflows.
• Experience with sequencing data and lab workflows.

Responsibilities

• Identify and select usable data from complex patterns and create reports.
• Develop data dashboards and KPIs to monitor performance.
• Collect, manage, and clean datasets to ensure data integrity.
• Collaborate with data managers to define data standards.

Skills

Molecular lab workflows

eDNA/eRNA

Sequencing

R programming

SQL

Python

Unix

Bioinformatics

Data management

Database development

Illumina sequencing

Oxford Nanopore sequencing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Illumina sequencers

Oxford Nanopore sequencers

Job description

Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability seeks an Environmental Molecular Bioinformatician to join the Sustainable Ocean Economies initiative. You will set up a molecular lab, process samples, and develop pipelines for sequencing data in collaboration with partners in California and Palau.

You will design analyses, manage databases, and create reproducible workflows while advancing biodiversity research and global ocean solutions.