Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · 1 day ago
Bioinformatics Software Engineer II, Integrated Genomics
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$101K/yr - $161K/yr
2+ years expMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is a leading institution dedicated to ending cancer for life. They are seeking a Bioinformatics Software Engineer II to design, build, and support platforms that manage genomic data, collaborating closely with a team of engineers to enhance systems used in cancer research.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with a small team of full-stack engineers to design, develop, and maintain software supporting genomic workflows
Implement new features and fixes across key platforms, including our LIMS, data‑archiving pipelines, and internal delivery APIs
Build intuitive user interfaces using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript, and contribute to back‑end services in Node.js, Python, and/or Java
Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and GitHub-based development workflows
Monitor and troubleshoot systems in a data-intensive environment, helping improve performance and reliability
Work with wet‑lab scientists to translate their needs into technical solutions
Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code-completion and code-review assistants) to increase development speed, code quality, and test coverage while maintaining strong engineering standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or a related technical field; or 2–4 years of relevant experience
2+ years of experience building software through professional work, internships, research, or substantial personal/open‑source projects
Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript
Exposure to back-end development using Java, Python, or Node.js
Understanding of REST or GraphQL APIs
Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Comfortable working in a Linux environment and using command-line tools
Excellent communication skills with both technical and non‑technical partners
Curiosity and a growth‑oriented attitude; eager to learn from mentorship
Collaborative approach to collaboration, including pairing and code review
Ability to incorporate AI-assisted tools thoughtfully while maintaining independent problem-solving skills
Customer-focused orientation—motivated to improve scientist and analyst workflows
Organized, reliable, and able to spearhead work in a fast-paced research environment
Preferred
Master's Degree preferred
Experience with React preferred
Interest in genomics, bioinformatics, or scientific/healthcare data (preferred but not required)
Experience with AI coding assistants—or interest in learning them effectively
Company
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$102.31MKey Investors
Hyundai Hope On WheelsMassMutual FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2024-08-28Grant· $0.1M
2023-07-12Grant· $0.01M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.2M
Leadership Team
Jeffrey Richard
Vice President for Development
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Cole Manship
Director of Product, MSK Direct
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