Bioinformatics Consultant

Numerical Algorithms Group•,

9d•$120,000 - $135,000•Remote

About The Position

BioTeam, part of n² Group, is hiring a Bioinformatics Consultant to help a life sciences client modernize bioinformatics pipelines by migrating legacy workflows to Nextflow and improving their portability and reliable operation across on-premises infrastructure and AWS. The work involves production systems in a regulated clinical environment and includes practical technical problem-solving across pipeline logic, storage, compute, and cloud infrastructure. The consultant will migrate and refactor pipelines, configure AWS infrastructure, support comparative validation and benchmarking, develop tests, and contribute to monitoring and scheduling applications for cloud-based pipelines. The role includes documenting pipeline changes, configurations, and operating procedures. The position is remote in the listed states, full-time at 40 hours per week, with availability required during core hours of 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern. Up to 20% travel within the United States is expected, primarily to client sites for assessments and workshops, and to conferences. BioTeam describes its work as supporting scientific discovery for life sciences and biomedical research organizations through expertise in high-performance computing, data management, cloud technologies, and research IT infrastructure. The consultant will work collaboratively with experienced engineers and have opportunities to develop technical skills and broaden expertise. Success in the first 6–12 months includes contributing to the Nextflow migration and AWS execution, completing validation work and documentation, developing validation and quality-assurance tests, and contributing to cloud pipeline monitoring and scheduling applications.

Requirements

A bachelor's or master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or a related field.
Familiarity with bioinformatics workflow management systems such as Nextflow or WDL.
Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting.
Familiarity with AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3, EBS, EFS, and IAM, or Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Exposure to clinical or regulated bioinformatics environments.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, distributed team and support clients across a variety of industries.
Experience preparing validation or benchmarking reports.
Familiarity with Linux/HPC environments and cluster-based computing.
Exposure to high-performance or network-attached storage systems such as Isilon, VAST, or similar.

Responsibilities

Migrate existing bioinformatics pipelines to Nextflow, including pipeline configurations, executables, and input/output paths.
Build and configure AWS cloud infrastructure to support pipeline execution, including services such as HealthOmics.
Refactor tightly coupled pipeline components using standard configuration formats such as JSON and YAML to improve portability and maintainability.
Plan and execute comparative validation runs and contribute to benchmarking reports and validation documentation.
Develop tests to support ongoing pipeline validation and quality assurance.
Support development of monitoring and scheduling applications for cloud-based pipelines.
Document pipeline changes, configurations, and operational procedures.