Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Roche Holding AG; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Roche Holding AG is seeking a Bioinformatics Software Engineer to design and implement features for bioinformatics components and pipelines used in Roche Sequencing products. You will work with experimental teams and researchers to translate requirements into scalable software, leveraging GPUs to accelerate biology workflows.

Ideal candidates have a background in computational biology and 5+ years with NGS data, Python, and C/C++.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years experience with NGS data and data analysis pipelines.
• Strong Python with data science libraries; familiarity with C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement bioinformatics features for sequencing products.
• Work with experimental teams to translate requirements into software solutions.
• Collaborate with researchers to accelerate techniques using GPU hardware.

Skills

Python

C/C++

NGS Data

Data pipelines

GPU acceleration

GCP

AWS

Linux shell

Collaborative

Neural nets

Education

B.S./M.S./PhD in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Biomedical Engineering

Tools

CUDA

CI/CD tools

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

The Opportunity As a Bioinformatics Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement features for the bioinformatics components and pipelines that are used in Roche Sequencing products. You will be part of a team working in a fast paced environment, developing cutting-edge, distributed, scale-out Next-Generation Sequencing data analysis software to ensure the highest possible software quality for gene sequencing research and disease diagnostics.

Work closely with experimental teams to understand their requirements and translate them into functional software, implementing those solutions directly within an existing research code repository. Collaborate with research and algorithm experts, accelerating bioinformatics techniques using GPU hardware. You will navigate and contribute to a large code base, applying your knowledge of advanced bioinformatics techniques (such as alignment methods and other sequence analysis algorithms) and neural nets to continuously improve the quality and feature sets of the software products.

Who You Are

• B.S. or M.S. or PhD in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics or Biomedical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in working with NGS data and data analysis pipelines.
• Strong expertise in Python, including numerical computing and data science libraries, alongside familiarity with C/C++.
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, or refactoring within a large code base or existing research code repository.
• Understanding of core bioinformatics techniques, including alignment methods, as well as neural nets.
• Experience collaborating with experimental teams to gather requirements and implement technical solutions.
• Thrives in a fast paced environment, showing a self-driven, detail oriented, and analytical approach with a proven ability to learn quickly.
• Proficiency in GCP, AWS and Linux Shell environments.
• Be a team player, customer focused with excellent interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience utilizing GPU-accelerated C/C++ libraries or knowledge of GPUs and CUDA.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and concepts.

Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $145,300-$269,800. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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