[Hiring] Bioinformatics Consultant @Numerical Algorithms Group

Role Description In this role, you'll help one of our life sciences clients modernise their bioinformatics pipelines, migrating legacy workflows to Nextflow, improving portability and ensuring they run reliably across on-premises infrastructure and AWS. You'll be working on real production systems in a regulated clinical environment, tackling technical challenges that require practical problem-solving and attention to detail. It's an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with modern cloud-native approaches to bioinformatics pipeline design and broaden your expertise across the full infrastructure stack, from pipeline logic and storage to compute and cloud. If you enjoy solving complex problems, developing your technical skills and contributing to meaningful scientific research, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics workflow management systems such as Nextflow or WDL.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services (such as EC2, S3, EBS, EFS and IAM) or Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Exposure to clinical or regulated bioinformatics environments.
• The ability to work effectively within a collaborative, distributed team and support clients across a variety of industries.
• Experience preparing validation or benchmarking reports.
• Familiarity with Linux/HPC environments and cluster-based computing.
• Exposure to high-performance or network-attached storage systems such as Isilon, VAST, or similar.

Requirements

• Remote (CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TN, TX, or WA)
• Full-time employment
• Salary Range: $120,000 - $135,000
• Working Pattern: Full-time, 40 hrs p/w; must be available during core working hours: 11 am – 5 pm EST
• Travel Requirements: Up to 20% travel within US is expected, primarily to client sites for on-site assessments, workshops, and conferences.

Company Description

At BioTeam, part of n² Group, we help leading life sciences and biomedical research organizations solve complex scientific computing challenges, enabling researchers to focus on what matters most: advancing scientific discovery. Since 2002, we've partnered with academic medical centers, research hospitals and research institutes across the US, bringing specialist expertise in high-performance computing (HPC), data management, cloud technologies and research IT infrastructure. Our work is varied, technically challenging and meaningful. From modernizing bioinformatics pipelines to improving the performance and flexibility of scientific computing environments, we help our clients make the most of their technology and support cutting-edge research. You'll be part of a collaborative team where knowledge is shared, ideas are welcomed and learning from one another is part of everyday working life. Working alongside experienced BioTeam engineers, you'll have opportunities to develop your technical skills, broaden your expertise and learn from colleagues who are passionate about what they do. You'll tackle interesting challenges, contribute to meaningful projects and be supported as you continue to grow professionally. Apply To This Job