Senior MRD Bioinformatics Scientist — Genomics & ML Lead

Abbott; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to lead MRD program efforts, collaborating with senior scientists to drive data-centric decision making. You will manage data collection, curation, model building, and validation across end-to-end data science workflows, including ML/AI approaches.

The role emphasizes independent method development, project planning, and contribution to diagnostic assay product development while ensuring compliance and effective communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry or academia experience in bioinformatics.
• 3+ years in medical device/IVD, biotech, life science or pharma.
• Ability to write code in at least three programming or scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Serve as bioinformatics lead on complex R&D projects.
• Independently analyze data, interpret results, and propose next steps.
• Develop methods and study designs for new studies in MRD programs.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Computational biology

Linux

HPC

Cloud computing

Programming languages

Education

Ph.D. in bioinformatics

Master’s in bioinformatics

Bachelor’s in bioinformatics

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to lead MRD program efforts, collaborating with senior scientists to drive data-centric decision making. You will manage data collection, curation, model building, and validation across end-to-end data science workflows, including ML/AI approaches.

The role emphasizes independent method development, project planning, and contribution to diagnostic assay product development while ensuring compliance and effective communication with stakeholders.