Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer

The Cooper Companies Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cooper Companies Inc. is looking for a Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer to join the Cooper Surgical R&D Software team in Houston, Texas. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain advanced software solutions for genetic testing products, focusing on statistical modeling and next generation sequencing. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to innovate and enhance existing services. Candidates must possess strong technical expertise in bioinformatics and software development.

Qualifications

• Technical leadership in bioinformatics software design and development.
• Expertise in statistical modeling and algorithm development.
• Ability to collaborate with scientists and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of software solutions.
• Collaborate with bench scientists for optimization and creation of bioinformatics tools.
• Steer new initiatives in software development.

Skills

Bioinformatics solutions

Statistical modeling

Next generation sequencing

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Job description

The Cooper Surgical R&D Software team within Cooper Surgical is dedicated to developing and maintaining cutting-edge software solutions. We are expanding our team to provide digital capabilities for the Life Sciences product portfolio. As a Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer on the CSI Software R&D team, you will lead the charge in the design, development and maintenance, and innovation of digital solutions that underpin the Life Science products, with a focus on high throughput next generation sequencing data and analysis platform that powers CooperSurgical’s genetic testing product offerings, along with steering new initiatives and pioneering state-of-the-art software solutions, providing guidance and expertise. This role will report to the Head of Software Development and have a dotted line reporting to the Head of Life Sciences.

As aStaff Bioinformatics Software Engineer on the Cooper Surgical R&D Software Development team, you will assume a technical leadership role in designing, developing, maintaining, enhancing, and supporting internal-facing software products. This position will require a high level of technical expertise, with a focus on designing and delivering advanced Bioinformatics solutions, statistical modeling, and next generation sequencing algorithm and analysis pipelines for detection and interpretation of complex genomic features. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of bench scientists with expertise in molecular and cellular biology as well as Operations and Quality teams and be responsible for the evolution of existing offerings and leading the development of new software products and services, while also specializing in key areas.