Senior Bioinformatics Engineer - Metagenomics & Virome

1000scholars; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine seeks a skilled bioinformatics professional to join the Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research. You will design and optimize automated pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data, develop analytical tools, and collaborate with investigators to translate microbial genomics into research insights.

The role emphasizes software development, data management, and interactive visualization using R Shiny and related technologies, with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, CS or related field; four years may substitute for degree.
• Three years of relevant experience in bioinformatics or computational biology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with CMMR teams to support project execution and software development.
• Develops and maintains automated bioinformatics pipelines for sequencing data.
• Develops bioinformatics software tools and analytical applications.
• Collaborates to evaluate and implement new methods and workflows.
• Creates interactive data visualization tools using R Shiny or similar frameworks.
• Utilizes HPC environments and maintains data management systems.

Skills

Python

R

Bash

Snakemake

Nextflow

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS / Computer Science or related field

Three years of relevant experience

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics / Computational Biology / CS / Biology (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

SQL

DynamoDB

R Shiny

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine seeks a skilled bioinformatics professional to join the Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research. You will design and optimize automated pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data, develop analytical tools, and collaborate with investigators to translate microbial genomics into research insights.

The role emphasizes software development, data management, and interactive visualization using R Shiny and related technologies, with a strong emphasis on