Scientist III - NGS (Next-Generation Sequencing) Data Analysis

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 looking for qualified Scientist III in Ridgefield, CT.

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?

A global, research-driven pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing innovative medicines in areas such as human pharmaceuticals, animal health, and biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing.

WHAT WE DO?

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Job Title: Scientist III

Location: Ridgefield, CT

Contract Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)

Pay Rate Range: Pay Rate Range: $46.66 - $50.00/hr. on W2.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO

Job Summary:

• Strong scientific understanding and experience in bioinformatics.
• Experience in pharmaceutical research and in Immunological disease a plus.
• 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 contemporary data visualization methods like R Shiny , D3.
• Data Integration: Analyzing diverse datasets (multi-omics) to find relevant drug discovery targets and downstream effects relevant to immune disease.
• Data Mining: Internal, collaborative, and public databases to assist in the characterization of immune disease.

• Select and benchmark methods and tools, define and perform appropriate QC measures
• Apply and develop innovative analysis approaches when standard methods are not adequate..
• Interpret and present analysis results to coworkers and collaborators.
• Follow relevant scientific literature to ensure use of optimal methods and understand emerging practices across the field.
• Demonstrates the ability to interpret the outcome of experiments, propose appropriate follow-up, and may propose new avenues of investigation.
• Communicates own work effectively orally and in writing; contributes to writing protocols, procedures, and technical reports.
• Automate processing and results reporting and delivery.
• Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
• Complies with applicable regulations; Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies.

Skills:

• The successful candidate will have experience with more than one of the following; analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS), functional genomics, statistics for big data analysis, or multi-omics data integration.
• Good knowledge of existing bioinformatics databases and file formats.
• In-depth understanding of computational methods for NGS analysis and the usage of public data resources required.
• Strong hands-on skills in relevant programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Shiny, UNIX/Linux, UNIX bash shell scripting, Nextflow), statistical software, cloud computing, visualization tools, and relevant R/Bioconductor packages.
• Demonstrated ability to produce well-designed and documented code.
• Familiarity with computational biology tools and experience working with computational biologists to solve problems.
• Must enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot both individually and as part of a team.
• Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to communicate in an open, transparent, timely and consistent manner.

Education:

• Master's degree from an accredited institution with one-plus (1+) years of experience in a related scientific discipline (Computer Science, Genomics, Biostatistics or Bioinformatics preferred) OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with seven-plus (7+) years of experience in a STEM discipline.

BENEFITS:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.

VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.