Bioinformatics Scientist - Relocate to SF

Hiring: Bioinformatics Scientist (San Francisco)

Vivo HealthStaff is currently recruiting on behalf of an innovative, dynamic client in South San Francisco! We are looking for a highly motivated Bioinformatics Scientist who wants to be a builder-someone ready to create impactful, scalable bioinformatics products used by thousands, rather than just performing routine tasks in a highly structured R&D environment.

If you are a proactive leader with a strong background in microbial genomics and a track record of independent, impactful projects, we want to hear from you!

Compensation & Logistics

• Salary: $170,000 - $190,000 / year

• Location: South San Francisco, CA (Hybrid: 3 days onsite/week required)

• Relocation: Relocation package available!

• Timeline: Urgent hire – interviewing now!

What We're Looking For

• Education: PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology, Statistics, Physics, or a related field.

• Experience: 3+ years of experience developing production bioinformatics pipelines, with a minimum of 2 years of industry experience (Candidates with only academic experience will not be considered).

• Product Focus: Proven experience contributing to actual bioinformatics products, going beyond just building pipelines.

• Specialized Expertise: Strong background in one or more of the following (Microbial Genomics is highly preferred):

  • Microbial genomics (assembly/metagenomics)

  • Variant calling / large-scale genomics

  • Bulk/single-cell RNA-seq