Theiagen Genomics

Bioinformatics Analyst I

Theiagen Genomics

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Colorado

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Salary

💰 $55,000 - $80,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AssemblyCloudLinuxShell ScriptingUnix

About the role

  • Assist in providing analytical support for external partners, overseeing activities to support genomic investigations (e.g., pathogen outbreaks), to ensure timely and effective solutions that address partner needs.
  • Assist in the development and delivery of Theiagen training workshops, supporting all aspects from material preparation to logistics and communication with external partners.
  • Contribute informed perspective to development initiatives, including experimental design to validate development work, conducting literature reviews, and thoroughly testing solutions.
  • Ensure adherence to, and continuous improvement of, internal training and analytical support practices.
  • Regularly communicate with their Public Health Team Lead to summarize critical information, ensuring alignment on project statuses, challenges, and milestones for informed decision-making.
  • Seek mentorship from senior team members to develop skills and knowledge, while contributing to a culture of learning and technical excellence within the team.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, biostatistics, microbiology, molecular biology, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience applying bioinformatics tools and workflows to answer biological questions, particularly in pathogen genomics.
  • Proficiency in using standard bioinformatics tools for tasks such as NGS quality assessment, genome assembly, annotation, taxonomic classification, and antimicrobial resistance detection.
  • Basic knowledge of statistical approaches and bioinformatics pipelines for analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS) data.
  • Familiarity with genomic epidemiology methods, such as MLST typing or outbreak investigation tools.
  • Ability to work on multiple projects in a collaborative team environment with minimal supervision.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Motivation and commitment to advancing public health.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with public health laboratory processes and workflows.
  • Preferred: Experience interpreting results from bioinformatics workflows for actionable insights.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with cloud-based bioinformatics platforms (e.g., Terra.bio, Galaxy) or workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Nextflow, WDL, or Snakemake).
  • Preferred: Experience with visualization and reporting tools for presenting results.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with shell scripting and working in UNIX/Linux environments.
  • Must be able to provide proof of ability to work in the US upon hire - does not offer sponsorship at this time.