Planet Pharma ยท 2 days ago
Bioinformatics Associate II
South San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$50/hr - $64/hr
5+ years expPlanet Pharma is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Bioinformatician (Level II) with hands-on experience. The role involves leading the development and optimization of bioinformatics pipelines and analyzing NGS datasets while collaborating closely with cross-functional research teams.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Develop, automate, and maintain robust pipelines for RNA-seq, WGS/WES, scRNA-seq, or other sequencing datasets
Optimize workflows for reproducibility, scalability, and performance across HPC or cloud environments
Perform Advanced Computational Analyses Including Variant calling
Differential gene expression
Transcriptomic and epigenomic analysis
Pathway/enrichment analysis
Genomic annotation
Conduct QC for FASTQ, BAM/CRAM, VCF, and related formats
Write efficient, reproducible, and well-documented code in Python or R
Build custom tools for data integration, transformation, and visualization
Implement, evaluate, and adapt existing bioinformatics tools and algorithms
Integrate open-source resources to support project objectives
Work closely with wet-lab scientists to interpret data, troubleshoot issues, and align computational analyses with experimental design
Communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Diagnose pipeline failures, data issues, and computational inefficiencies
Ensure data integrity, workflow reproducibility, and methodological rigor
Prepare clear reports, visualizations, and presentations summarizing analysis outcomes
Maintain precise documentation of workflows, code, and datasets
Stay current with bioinformatics tools, NGS technologies, and computational methods
Qualification
Required
Masters degree is required (Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field)
5-10 years of hands-on experience working in bioinformatics or computational genomics
Demonstrated proficiency in Python or R (candidate must specify their primary language)
Extensive experience analyzing NGS datasets and implementing standard workflows
Proficiency With Key Tools, Including STAR, BWA, Bowtie2, GATK, Samtools, bcftools
DESeq2, EdgeR, Seurat, Scanpy
Experience with public genomic databases (NCBI, Ensembl, UCSC, GTEx, TCGA)
Strong understanding of statistics, experimental design, and computational biology principles
Proficiency using Git/GitHub for version control
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Preferred
Experience with workflow management systems (Nextflow, Snakemake, WDL/Cromwell)
Background in cloud computing (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Singularity)
Previous work with HPC clusters
Experience With Specialized Sequencing Applications Such As Single-cell assays (scRNA-seq / ATAC-seq), Long-read sequencing (PacBio, ONT), Epigenomics assays
Company
Planet Pharma
Planet Pharma is a pharmaceuticals company.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cynthia Lewis
Senior Executive Recruiter, Life Sciences - PPG Advisory Partners
Emma Morris
President, PPG Advisory Partners
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