Bioinformatics Scientist

Our client, a world

leader in biotechnology and life sciences, is looking for a " Bioinformatics Scientist” in Tucson, AZ.

Job Duration: Long

Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)

Pay Rate : $45 - 65/hr on W2

DOE

Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick

leave, 401K

The successful candidate will bring strong expertise inNGS, scRNA-seq, multiomics, and bioinformatics data analysis and will collaborate closely with molecular biologists, computational scientists, and wet lab teams to develop, optimize, and maintain bioinformatics tools, algorithms, and analytical workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of molecular biologists, computational biologists, and wet lab scientists to design, optimize, and troubleshoot high-throughput sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) experiments.
• Develop, implement, and maintain bioinformatics pipelines and analytical tools supporting assay development and diagnostic data analysis.
• Analyze and interpretDNA, RNA, germline, cell-free DNA, NGS, scRNA-seq, and multiomics data.
• Support the complete assay development lifecycle, including initial sequencing, analytical validation, troubleshooting, and production implementation.
• Partner with wet lab scientists to streamline bioinformatics workflows and improve assay development efficiency, data quality, and reproducibility.
• Troubleshoot data quality, integrity, accessibility, and analytical issues across diagnostic and research workflows.
• Develop scalable, reproducible, and well-documented algorithms, tools, and workflows.
• Create clear visualizations and reports to communicate complex biological and computational findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with7+ years of relevant experience in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a related field.
• Strong expertise inDNA/RNA sequencing and bioinformatics data analysis.
• Hands-on experience with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis and interpretation.
• Experience with10x Genomics analysis workflows.
• Proficiency inPython and/or R programming.
• Experience developing and maintaining bioinformatics pipelines and analytical workflows.
• Experience creating clear and insightful visualizations of complex biological data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. inBioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, or a related discipline, with relevant industry experience.
• Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, or a related field with relevant industry experience.
• Experience inclinical diagnostics, molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, or a related industry.
• Experience withmultiomics data analysis.
• Knowledge of diagnostic assay development, validation, and production workflows.
• Experience with distributed computing, high-performance computing, or cloud-based bioinformatics environments.
• Proficiency inC++ or Java is a plus.

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