Bioinformatics Team Manager

DNAstack

Bioinformatics Team Manager leading a senior team at DNAstack to shape bioinformatics function. Collaborating with product and engineering leadership to define the bioinformatics roadmap.

Posted 4/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$100,000 - CA$150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a small, senior team with a genuine commitment to individual growth - including regular development conversations, clear feedback, and helping people build careers.
Collaboratively shape the future of the function at DNAstack
Define and communicate the bioinformatics roadmap in partnership with product and engineering leadership, ensuring work is impactful and aligned with company priorities.
Build and maintain credibility with senior leadership by proactively communicating the function's direction, surfacing risks and tradeoffs clearly, and making the case for staffing and investment with evidence
Improve how bioinformatics projects are prioritized, scoped, tracked, and documented to promote sustainability and transparency.
Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and design to deliver integrated, user-facing solutions informed by bioinformatics insights.
Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and scaling the team as the company grows.
Stay current on industry tools, standards, and datasets, bringing best practices into the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years managing technical teams, including the harder parts: career development conversations, navigating team dynamics, and holding people accountable while genuinely supporting their growth
Ability to communicate bioinformatics priorities and constraints to technical and non-technical senior leadership and build trust through transparency and follow-through
Strong understanding of genomics and bioinformatics, with the ability to engage in scientific discussions and shape technical direction.
Experience with core bioinformatics tools and data types (e.g., BAM, VCF, FASTQ; samtools, bcftools, etc.) and pipeline frameworks (WDL, Nextflow, Snakemake, CWL).
Knowledge of programming/scripting frameworks (Python, R, or similar), with enough depth to review work, guide decisions, and support debugging.
Familiarity with cloud and/or HPC computing environments and reproducibility best practices.
A strategic mindset with the ability to help prioritize work, scope new projects, and connect technical decisions to product and scientific goals
5+ years of hands-on experience in bioinformatics, with demonstrated expertise in NGS data analysis and production-scale pipelines
Graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) in bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote friendly, with flexible hours and the opportunity to work on-site at our Toronto office
Comprehensive health benefits: medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Three weeks vacation
Unlimited sick days
Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
One-time remote office set-up stipend
Career development and learning support
Opportunity to participate in DNAstack's Employee Stock Option Program
Opportunity to contribute to open science and global data-sharing efforts

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Hard Skills & Tools

bioinformaticsgenomicsNGS data analysisdata typessamtoolsbcftoolsWDLNextflowSnakemakeCWL

Soft Skills

team managementcareer developmentcommunicationtransparencystrategic mindsetcollaborationtrust buildingaccountabilitysupporting growthnavigating team dynamics

Certifications

Master’s degree in bioinformaticsPhD in bioinformaticsGraduate degree in computational biologyGraduate degree in genetics