Sr. Data Engineer

Data Scientist

Location: United States (SF local preferred) Contract Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension Group: Data Science & Statistical Computing, gRED

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, or an equivalent field.
• Minimum 6 years of technical experience in software development.
• Advanced R programming skills.
• Software development experience in R and experience delivering professional software.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics, next generation sequencing, and genomic data analysis & data visualization.
• Strong code debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working with collaborative software development using Git, GitHub, and Kanban boards.
• Experience working with REST API’s, complex data structures, and data platforms.
• Experience with developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Creative thinking for solving complex engineering challenges.
• Ability to present work both verbally and in writing, in a clear manner to diverse audiences including users, technical colleagues, and management.

Responsibilities:

• Work on an innovative team that provides an interactive genomic data analysis environment with a large stakeholder base.
• Influence design, strategy and implementation of new software features.
• Maintain and extend an R package that interfaces departmental analytics tools with commercial software.
• Integrate new genomic data analysis methods into an interactive analysis software.
• Build out capabilities for supporting new next generation sequencing data modalities.
• Maintain integrations between front-end software and back-end systems.
• Collaborate closely with the support team regarding complex user issues that involve

Required Skills: Advanced R, Git or GitHub and experience with Rest APIs. Basic Qualification: Must have a background or experience with Bioinformatics, Biostatstics, Genomics or similar life sciences experience. An educational background should be sufficient, doesn't have to be work experience. Additional Skills: Must have a background or experience with Bioinformatics, Biostatstics, Genomics or similar life sciences experience. An educational background should be sufficient, doesn't have to be work experience.