Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
The PositionImpact HealthcareRoche Diagnostics Cape Town is a dynamic and rapidly growing biotechnology organization employing cutting edge technologies to provide innovative products for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and molecular diagnostics.
R&D is carried out by a team of scientists in our new facility in Brackengate in collaboration with colleagues internationally.
Our products are manufactured in-house and sold worldwide.
We strive to create a challenging yet collegial environment where we encourage collaboration and the open exploration of ideas.
We offer employment opportunities for individuals who exhibit evidence of outstanding ability and have a track record of accomplishment.
Join our Bioinformatics team at Roche Diagnostics Cape Town and leverage the latest advances in computational biology, data science and machine learning to support the Research and Development efforts for our acclaimed Library Preparation reagents that bring precision to Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
Position summaryAs a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, you will provide bioinformatics support for product research and development, as well as the marketing, sales and on-market product support teams.
You will collaborate and innovate with bioinformatics scientists, software engineers and molecular biologists to build products that will impact patient care for many years to come.
Responsibilities Partners closely with R&D teams to provide bioinformatics expertise including experimental design, data analysis and visualisation.
Collaborates broadly to drive innovation and promote cohesive teamwork.
Serve as a bioinformatics expert on product development project teams.
Follows best practices for coding, version control, pipeline development, documentation and reproducible research.
Presents technical reports or summaries and delivers presentations to diverse audiences, including project teams, collaborators, and customers.
Assists on-market support teams with training and handling customer enquiries.
Requirements Masters in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science (or another equivalent) plus 2
years of experience, or a PhD.
Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, able to work in a cross-functional team environment, leading/influencing where appropriate.
Able to work independently with minimal supervision, using discretion and independent judgment within broadly defined practices and policies.
Experience with NGS data analysis, e.
g.
WGS, exome, RNAseq.
Experience developing and applying Bioinformatics workflow/methods/systems.
Demonstrable proficiency in coding and associated code version control in a language such as Python, JAVA, R, etc.
Please include a link to your Github in your resume or motivation letter.
Hands-on experience using a workflow management system, e.
g.
Snakemake, Nextflow in a Unix/Linux high performance computing environment.
Experience with Cloud, containers and container management systems, e.
g.
Docker is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal English communication and presentation skills.
Your applicationFor a complete application, please include the following (you will not be able to add any further documents after submission):
A letter of motivation specific to the position.
An updated CV/resume.
We are looking forward to receiving your application! Who we areAt Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare.
Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups.
Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Recommended Skills Coaching And Mentoring Communication Data Analysis Docker English Github Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
R&D is carried out by a team of scientists in our new facility in Brackengate in collaboration with colleagues internationally.
Our products are manufactured in-house and sold worldwide.
We strive to create a challenging yet collegial environment where we encourage collaboration and the open exploration of ideas.
We offer employment opportunities for individuals who exhibit evidence of outstanding ability and have a track record of accomplishment.
Join our Bioinformatics team at Roche Diagnostics Cape Town and leverage the latest advances in computational biology, data science and machine learning to support the Research and Development efforts for our acclaimed Library Preparation reagents that bring precision to Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
Position summaryAs a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, you will provide bioinformatics support for product research and development, as well as the marketing, sales and on-market product support teams.
You will collaborate and innovate with bioinformatics scientists, software engineers and molecular biologists to build products that will impact patient care for many years to come.
Responsibilities Partners closely with R&D teams to provide bioinformatics expertise including experimental design, data analysis and visualisation.
Collaborates broadly to drive innovation and promote cohesive teamwork.
Serve as a bioinformatics expert on product development project teams.
Follows best practices for coding, version control, pipeline development, documentation and reproducible research.
Presents technical reports or summaries and delivers presentations to diverse audiences, including project teams, collaborators, and customers.
Assists on-market support teams with training and handling customer enquiries.
Requirements Masters in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science (or another equivalent) plus 2
years of experience, or a PhD.
Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, able to work in a cross-functional team environment, leading/influencing where appropriate.
Able to work independently with minimal supervision, using discretion and independent judgment within broadly defined practices and policies.
Experience with NGS data analysis, e.
g.
WGS, exome, RNAseq.
Experience developing and applying Bioinformatics workflow/methods/systems.
Demonstrable proficiency in coding and associated code version control in a language such as Python, JAVA, R, etc.
Please include a link to your Github in your resume or motivation letter.
Hands-on experience using a workflow management system, e.
g.
Snakemake, Nextflow in a Unix/Linux high performance computing environment.
Experience with Cloud, containers and container management systems, e.
g.
Docker is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal English communication and presentation skills.
Your applicationFor a complete application, please include the following (you will not be able to add any further documents after submission):
A letter of motivation specific to the position.
An updated CV/resume.
We are looking forward to receiving your application! Who we areAt Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare.
Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups.
Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Recommended Skills Coaching And Mentoring Communication Data Analysis Docker English Github Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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