Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist - Multiomics & Pipelines

Legendcareers; New Jersey; On-site; USD 127,313 - 167,099; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Life and AD&D insurance

Short-and-long-term disability coverage

Job summary

Legend Biotech, based in Somerset, NJ, is looking for a highly motivated Scientist/Sr. Scientist in Bioinformatics Data to analyze and interpret large-scale genomic datasets. The role involves developing computational pipelines and collaborating across teams.

The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. or M.S. in a relevant field and experience with Next-Generation Sequencing data. Strong R and Python skills are required to thrive in a fast-paced environment that values innovative problem-solving and data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Proven experience handling genomic data (Next-Generation Sequencing/NGS).
• Ability to turn raw biological data into structured insights.
• Strong experience with AI applications in data science.
• Exceptional critical thinking skills and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Analyze diverse and large-scale genomic datasets to identify biomarkers.
• Design, optimize, and maintain bioinformatics pipelines.
• Translate complex findings for biologists and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with IT and other functional groups.

Skills

Data analysis

Bioinformatics

Statistical techniques

Machine learning

R programming

Python

Cloud computing

Education

Ph.D. or M.S. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, Genomics, Biology

Tools

AWS

Docker

R (Bioconductor, Tidyverse)

Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn)

Job description

Legend Biotech, based in Somerset, NJ, is looking for a highly motivated Scientist/Sr. Scientist in Bioinformatics Data to analyze and interpret large-scale genomic datasets. The role involves developing computational pipelines and collaborating across teams.

The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. or M.S. in a relevant field and experience with Next-Generation Sequencing data. Strong R and Python skills are required to thrive in a fast-paced environment that values innovative problem-solving and data-driven insights.