Junior Bioinformatics Scientist

The role

We are looking to assemble a team of best-in-class, innovative and passionate people. We want to gather their talents and skills to achieve one goal: unlock the power of “DNA-write”. We offer the opportunity of joining a dynamic, international and highly skilled team in a pioneering startup. Our Next-Hour DNA Synthesis platforms not only have the potential to change the way the world makes and uses synthetic DNA, but also to accelerate the rate of discovery by delivering upon the promise of same-day results.

DNA Script is actively searching for a Junior Bioinformatics Scientist to provide bioinformatic support to a number of our teams.

The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic and passionate about bioinformatics and related technologies. We are looking for a team player, who can rapidly adapt to challenges, and interact with different teams as new projects arise. This position would be an excellent match for someone who is comfortable working with both biologists and developers to translate biological data into actionable insights.

We have many different teams within DNA Script who have bioinformatic requirements, and this role will include assisting in both the rapid turnaround of biological questions into insight, as well as running and maintaining already established pipelines and tools. Thus, the ability to juggle multiple projects, both short-term and long-term, is crucial.

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing company and to have a large impact on developing a technology that will have far-reaching impact across biological sciences.

Responsibilities

  • Data Analysis of next generation sequencing (NGS) data
  • Data interpretation and visualisation
  • Developing and maintaining robust bioinformatic pipelines
  • Provide bioinformatic support to scientists working on a range of different projects
  • Report writing and taking part in team meetings and code review

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Either a MSc degree in bioinformatics with at least 2 years’ experience of working in a related field
  • Or a PhD in a related field (bioinformatics, computational biology)
  • Direct experience working with NGS data
  • Knowledge and experience developing and maintaining bioinformatics tools in Python
  • You will need to demonstrate a good level of expertise in Python and be experienced in the use common bioinformatic python-related technologies (pysam, pandas, conda, biopython)
  • Comfortable working to a high standard both independently and as part of a team
  • A strong background in using best-in-class tools and approaches to addressing bioinformatic problems (DNA-Seq, RNA-Seq)
  • Curious and analytical, with a proven ability to learn quickly
  • Proficient in English and a basic level of French

Desirable

  • Data visualisation in R (ggplot, tidyverse)
  • Experience in using workflow languages (snakemate, nextflow) to run pipelines
  • Experience working in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS)
  • Experience developing interactive tools using technologies such as Shiny
  • Machine learning / Statistics
  • Competence in working on a Linux command line
  • Experience with Docker/Singularity is a plus

Recruitment process

  1. Phone interview with the hiring manager
  2. Day interview with manager, cofounders, HR and the rest of the team
  3. References Check
  4. Timing: 2-3 weeks