Our client, a world
leader in biotechnology and life sciences, is looking for a " Bioinformatics Scientist” in Tucson, AZ.
Job Duration: Long
Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)
Pay Rate : $45 - 65/hr on W2
DOE
Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick
leave, 401K
The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in NGS, scRNA-seq, multiomics, and bioinformatics data analysis and will collaborate closely with molecular biologists, computational scientists, and wet lab teams to develop, optimize, and maintain bioinformatics tools, algorithms, and analytical workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of molecular biologists, computational biologists, and wet lab scientists to design, optimize, and troubleshoot high-throughput sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq)experiments.
- Develop, implement, and maintain bioinformatics pipelines and analytical tools supporting assay development and diagnostic data analysis.
- Analyze and interpret DNA, RNA, germline, cell-free DNA, NGS, scRNA-seq, and multiomics data.
- Support the complete assay development lifecycle, including initial sequencing, analytical validation, troubleshooting, and production implementation.
- Partner with wet lab scientists to streamline bioinformatics workflows and improve assay development efficiency, data quality, and reproducibility.
- Troubleshoot data quality, integrity, accessibility, and analytical issues across diagnostic and research workflows.
- Develop scalable, reproducible, and well-documented algorithms, tools, and workflows.
- Create clear visualizations and reports to communicate complex biological and computational findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a related field.
- Strong expertise in DNA/RNA sequencing and bioinformatics data analysis.
- Hands-on experience with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis and interpretation.
- Experience with 10x Genomics analysis workflows.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R programming.
- Experience developing and maintaining bioinformatics pipelines and analytical workflows.
- Experience creating clear and insightful visualizations of complex biological data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, or a related discipline, with relevant industry experience.
- Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, or a related field with relevant industry experience.
- Experience in clinical diagnostics, molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, or a related industry.
- Experience with multiomics data analysis.
- Knowledge of diagnostic assay development, validation, and production workflows.
- Experience with distributed computing, high-performance computing, or cloud-based bioinformatics environments.
- Proficiency in C++ or Java is a plus.
If interested, please
send us your updated resume at
hr@dawarconsulting.com
/
kavitha@dawarconsulting.com