Senior Bioinformatician (Computer Scientist)
SOPHiA GENETICS, France

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Feb 26, 2021
Last Date
Mar 26, 2021
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Job Description

In our journey to impact on patients lifes, we are looking for a Senior Bioinformatician, Computer Scientist based in Bordeaux or Bidart. We are primarily looking for passionate people. Seize the opportunity to contribute to a great cause, improving the diagnosis and treatment of serious illnesses, from Cancer to Genetic Diseases, within an outstanding company!

The position is open in the Tertiary analysis team. The team is transversal working across the main business lines of: Genomics, Radiomics and Clinical Trials. The primary focus of the team is the annotation of a patient’s genetic variants by exploiting public knowledge and applying predictive and ranking tools. As such, the Tertiary analysis team identifies, handles and validates the contextual information supporting the clinicians in their interpretation of results. This includes (1) the design, evaluation and integration of predictive models and algorithms to prioritize variants and their effects, and (2) the integration of expert knowledge from multiple data resources and repositories.

Responsibilities

  • Development and integration of backend products.
  • Provide tools to the team for recurrent analyses and to speed workflows.
  • Implementation through thorough unit and command testing.
  • Documentation of products, tools and workflows.
  • Aid with Tertiary’s release cycle, including non-regression testing.
  • Due to Tertiary’s broad activities, the candidate should be ready to re-prioritize at a moment’s notice between different projects.

Requirements

  • PhD in a scientific field would be advantageous or a Masters with several years of experience.
  • Linux bash scripting experience.
  • Experience in SQL-based languages, preferable postgreSQL.
  • Competence in widely used bioinformatics scripting languages such as Python and/or R (both for app development and packaging).
  • Experience in containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes would be an advantage.
  • Experience in C++ would be an advantage.
  • Knowledge of Genetics and Molecular Biology. Experience in a clinical setting would be an advantage.
  • Knowledge of variant annotation software and or concepts would be advantageous.
  • Excellent communication skills, including experience in communicating complex scientific principles in simple terms.
  • English is required.

Benefits

  • An exciting journey to facilitate patients' access to better treatment worldwide
  • Flexible, friendly and?international working environment
  • A?stimulating technical environment
  • Continuous learning and trainings
  • Permanent exchanges with teams of experts within the company (AI, genomics, medicine, etc.)
  • A competitive salary (35h + 4 additional weekly hours contract)

Starting date: ASAP (or as agreed)

Contract type:?Permanent full-time?

Location: Position is based in Bordeaux or Bidart (France)

Application process?: If you think you fit this position, please send a CV and a cover letter. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.?

After an initial screening process, candidates will be invited for remote interviews. You may be asked to perform a programming task as part of this process. Selected candidates will then be invited for personal interviews.

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