Bioinformatician
Sequoia Applied Technologies Inc. · sequoiaat.com
Thiruvananthapuram
The job in short
Bioinformatics analysis.
Details
- Found
- 22 d ago · posted 2020-09-21
- Location as listed
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN
- Role
- Bioinformatician
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Bio-informatician is responsible for developing, documenting and testing bio-informatics pipelines.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Developing custom bio-informatics pipelines using Nexflow.
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Testing and updating pipelines as required.
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Curating test data for different components as required.
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Developing custom scripts for testing in Python.
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Troubleshoot and resolve defects, craft reliable unit tests, perform code reviews and root cause analysis.
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Understand and be compliant with regulatory, security and data privacy requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics or engineering related area.
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Minimum of 2 year of experience developing bio-informatics pipelines to analysis NGS data.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
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Containerization: Docker
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Orchestration Language: GNU Make, Nextflow, CWL/WDL
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Source control: GitHub, Git
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Scripting Languages: Python, Bash
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Database experience: PostgreSQL, Redis
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Bioinformatics Tools: GATK, SAMtools, BAMTools, FastQC, Fastp, bedtools, bwa, primer3, etc.
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Security / Privacy: HIPAA
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Biology: Next-generation sequencing, Sanger sequencing, MLPA, PCR, Southern Blot
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Experience working with Fastq, BAM, VCF, TSV/CSV, JSON files.
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Strong technical documentation skills
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Eagerness to acquire new skills in genetics
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Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks independently
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Excellent communication and organizational skills, especially for problem solving under pressure.