Sr Bioinformatics Engineer

Roche•Wilmington, NC

20h•Onsite

About The Position

At Roche, we foster a culture where you can be yourself and are embraced for your unique qualities. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted, and respected, allowing you to thrive personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop, and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. We are excited to expand our team and are looking for a customer-focused Sr Bioinformatics Engineer. In this role, you will enable and support bioinformatics data analyses for our valued customers and collaborators. It's important that you understand customer concerns at various levels and know how to address them with empathy and care. As a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer, you’ll be crucial in implementing analytical pipelines while working within a thorough solution development and testing framework. We're looking for someone skilled in software development practices and with a foundational understanding of next-generation sequencing.

Requirements

PhD in a relevant subject (Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a closely related subject) with 3 years of related experience OR, Masters degree in a relevant subject (Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a closely related subject) with 8 years of related experience.
Demonstrated proficiency in Python, source control tools (git), and pipeline workflow management tools like Nextflow or Snakemake.
Understanding of Linux systems administration.
Demonstrated ability to plan, build, troubleshoot, and complete solutions to data problems, ideally in life sciences industry.
Excellent organization and outstanding attention to detail.
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
A basic knowledge of sequencing.
Knowledge of state-of-the-art sequence analysis tools and workflows, such as sequence alignment, variant calling, de novo assembly, genome visualization, transcript mapping.
Demonstrated experience with next-generation sequencing data analyses and pipeline development or implementation.
Demonstrated experience with implementing cloud-based computing infrastructure.
Knowledge of relational databases, such as PostgreSQL.

Nice To Haves

Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work as an effective team member of a goal-oriented team.

Responsibilities

Function as the bioinformatics primary technical lead ensuring adequate support across internal Roche teams, external collaborators, and customers.
Train, enable, and support customers during pre- and post-sales stages on successfully implementing data analysis pipelines and technical discussions.
Serving as a liaison with Marketing, Sales, and Scientific Support teams to identify commercial needs, identify analytical deficiencies, and propose innovative solutions.
Support sales in conducting scientific presentations, technical discussions, and customer meetings.
Proactively identifies operational bottlenecks, technical limitations, and process gaps, formulating and presenting robust, innovative solutions to key internal peers and external business partners or customers.
Sets and drives projects that are aligned with overarching business objectives and needs.
Provide customer feedback to product marketing and software development.