Bioinformatics Engineer II (Remote/East Coast)

Parse Biosciences

6h • Remote

About The Position

As a Bioinformatics Engineer II within the Trailmaker development team, you will play a key role in guiding the technical direction of the platform while contributing hands-on across the full stack. You’ll collaborate closely with other engineers to architect and build new features that drive user engagement. This is a highly collaborative environment with no division between backend, frontend or testing roles - each engineer contributes to any part of the codebase and is responsible for the entire development process from work planning, through implementation and writing tests to completing the feature.

This position is for full time, 100% remote work. We would expect you to:
Always put the user first.
Design, prototype, develop, and test new computational pipelines and visualizations for single cell data analysis in Trailmaker.
Continuously iterate and improve existing single cell pipelines and features.
Receive and incorporate feedback from customers and colleagues.
Perform troubleshooting of customer analyses.
Keep up-to-date on the rapidly evolving field of single cell genomics and relay observations of new methods, benchmarking studies, etc. to the team.
Experiment, test, try, fail and learn continuously.
Think like an owner, and take pride in your work.
Help and mentor teammates.

Requirements

• Someone excited about building tools that will be used by thousands of single cell researchers.
• A track record of designing, building and improving data analysis software that solves user problems.
• A degree in bioinformatics (or similar) and 3+ total years of experience working in bioinformatics engineer roles. Additional experience (5+ years) is necessary to be appointed at Bioinformatics Engineer II level.
• Fluent in Python and R.
• Practical experience of working with open source single cell data analysis tools and packages, including Scanpy and Seurat.
• Competency working with container-based cloud applications, ideally on AWS.
• Strong data visualization skills.
• Significant experience in conducting code reviews and providing feedback to others.
• Experience and desire to work as part of a close-knit team.
• This position is home office based and will require a reliable internet connection and suitable workspace to fulfill job duties effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using version control systems such as Git/GitHub is preferred.
• Proficiency building pipelines with Nextflow or similar frameworks is preferred.
• Experience of integrating AI tools into development workflows is preferred.
• Knowledge of and/or interest in web development is preferred.
• Experience working with Bash is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, develop, and test new computational pipelines and visualizations for single cell data analysis in Trailmaker.
• Continuously iterate and improve existing single cell pipelines and features.
• Receive and incorporate feedback from customers and colleagues.
• Perform troubleshooting of customer analyses.
• Keep up-to-date on the rapidly evolving field of single cell genomics and relay observations of new methods, benchmarking studies, etc. to the team.
• Experiment, test, try, fail and learn continuously.
• Think like an owner, and take pride in your work.
• Help and mentor teammates.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and Rx (prescription) coverage beginning on the 1st day of the month following your start date. Parse covers 90% of the monthly premiums for employees, and 60% for dependents.
• A 401(k) program with no waiting period to participate
• Basic life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage. Monthly premiums for both are covered at 100% by Parse.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) options for medical, dependent care, and commuter expenses
• A transportation program (Seattle only)
• 12 paid holidays annually and a winter holiday break
• A generous time off policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree