Scientist, Bioinformatics

Arc Institute • Palo Alto, CA

54d • $112,500 - $186,500

About The Position

The Arc Institute is seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist to join the Bioinformatics team within the Computational Technology Center. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in advancing the Arc’s Virtual Cell Initiative, which aims to create the machine learning models that make accurate predictions of cellular states and their responses to perturbations, and ultimately to help identify rational therapeutic targets for complex human diseases.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or related quantitative field.
• Hands-on experience analyzing high-throughput sequencing datasets, especially on single-cell omics data.
• High competency with Python, git/GitHub, and Linux.
• Ability to collaborate with wet-lab scientists.
• Strong statistical, mathematical, analytical, and data science skills.

Nice To Haves

• Strong software engineering skills.
• Familiarity with CRISPR screens technology and analyses.
• Scientific background in functional genomics.
• Familiarity with cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Implement, test, and maintain state-of-the-art analysis pipelines for various high-throughput projects using best software engineering practices.
• Analyze large-scale sequencing datasets (single-cell RNA-seq, epigenomics, multi-omics, Perturb-seq, spatial transcriptomics), public and generated in-house.
• Communicate analysis results to experimental and computational scientists.
• Assist others in utilizing software packages and pipelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees