Senior Bioinformatics Engineer: Multi-Omics & HPC Innovation

EPAM Systems Inc; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM is seeking an experienced Senior Bioinformatics Engineer to join our Life Sciences practice, intersecting technology and biology. You will develop scalable data processing pipelines and robust bioinformatics solutions for complex biological problems.

Responsibilities include leading technical solutions, collaborating with scientists and engineering teams, ensuring code quality, and contributing to the full SDLC while optimizing databases and workflows for large-scale omics data.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Python programming with object-oriented principles.
• Experience with version control systems, API concepts, and basic SDLC.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and data structures/algorithms.
• Background in Molecular Biology fundamentals.
• Experience with bioinformatics tools and omics data analysis (RNA-seq, DNA-seq, ChIP-seq).
• Experience with one workflow language (Nextflow, WDL, CWL, Snakemake).
• Understanding of bioinformatics data ecosystems and file formats (VCF, FASTA, BAM).
• Basic biostatistics knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Understand scientific problems and propose technical solutions.
• Take initiative in leading technical solutions while working independently on complex bioinformatics challenges.
• Develop robust bioinformatics solutions and data processing pipelines.
• Implement and maintain scientific software applications and tools.
• Create and optimize databases for biological data storage and retrieval.
• Collaborate with scientists and technical teams to translate scientific requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure code quality and documentation meet industry standards.
• Participate in the full SDLC (software development lifecycle).

Skills

Python programming

Version control / APIs

SDLC basics

SQL / NoSQL databases

Molecular Biology fundamentals

Omics data analysis

Bioinformatics workflow languages

Bioinformatics data ecosystems

Biostatistics

CI/CD / Agile

Linux / Cloud / HPC

Data analysis pipelines

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

CWL / WDL

Job description

EPAM is seeking an experienced Senior Bioinformatics Engineer to join our Life Sciences practice, intersecting technology and biology. You will develop scalable data processing pipelines and robust bioinformatics solutions for complex biological problems.

Responsibilities include leading technical solutions, collaborating with scientists and engineering teams, ensuring code quality, and contributing to the full SDLC while optimizing databases and workflows for large-scale omics data.