Ocean Genomics Bioinformatician: eDNA Sequencing & Pipelines

Stanfordlivetickets; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions at the Woods Institute seeks an Environmental Molecular Bioinformatician to lead seawater eDNA workflows, manage lab operations, and build data systems for biodiversity monitoring. The role involves field collaboration in California and Palau, data analysis, and database development.

The position is onsite at Pacific Grove, CA, with options to contribute to both molecular and computational components and to work within a multidisciplinary team addressing ocean

Qualifications

• Experience with molecular lab workflows and sequencing data workflows.
• Able to design and optimize sequencing data pipelines and databases.

Responsibilities

• Seawater eDNA extractions, PCR, and sequencing library preparation.
• Conduct Oxford Nanopore and Illumina Sequencing
• Design and optimize sequencing data pipelines
• Analyze sequencing data and develop reproducible workflows
• Develop and maintain database for long-term biodiversity observing

Skills

eDNA processing

bioinformatics

R

SQL

Unix

Python

data management

scrum/sequencing pipelines

Tools

Illumina sequencing

Oxford Nanopore sequencing

Job description

Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions at the Woods Institute seeks an Environmental Molecular Bioinformatician to lead seawater eDNA workflows, manage lab operations, and build data systems for biodiversity monitoring. The role involves field collaboration in California and Palau, data analysis, and database development.

The position is onsite at Pacific Grove, CA, with options to contribute to both molecular and computational components and to work within a multidisciplinary team addressing ocean