Bridge Informatics Looking for Jr Bioinformatic Scientist at Toronto, ON Full Time

About us

We are professional, agile, and innovative.

At Bridge Informatics, we develop custom genomic-data driven solutions for customers in healthcare and life science. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge (drug discovery and diagnostics) projects that bridge the gap between research and practical applications, helping to drive innovation and advance precision medicine.

Our work environment includes:

• Growth opportunities
• Remote, work-from-home
• Focus on communication, trust, empathy, and expertise

Total compensation includes salary, retirement plan, health benefits, and paid time off. The following factors determine the final salary:

• The educational level attained in 1) a biology-related field and/or 2) computer science or related field
• Relevant years of experience in academic research and/or commercial environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with customers

Role Description:

• Execute on client Bioinformatics data processing and analysis projects across a wide variety of domains in genomics and bioinformatics
• Execute on projects in processing and analysis of DNA and RNA. Data type examples include DNA-seq, RNA-seq, MicroArray, GWAS, WES
• Implement and/or tailor best practices for creation of script-based pipelines and data analysis methods
• Maintenance of and improvements to existing client genomic/transcriptomic pipelines, bioinformatics tools, and related software and systems
• Create script-based tools that automate and solve customer problems using R and or python
• Deliver scientific reports and presentations to various internal and external stakeholders
• Help scope new and existing client projects

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience (must have one) and confidence in writing code in Python or R
• Demonstrated experience (nice to have) in using cloud platforms (ex – AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Demonstrated experience (must have) in using containerization platforms ( ex – Docker)
• Demonstrated experience (nice to have) in workflow/pipeline management systems (ex – SnakeMake, NextFlow, etc)
• Demonstrated experience (must have) in single cell RNA-seq data pre-processing, processing and analysis
• Demonstrated experience (must have) in bulk RNA-seq data pre-processing, processing and analysis

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Casual
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $72,011.00-$101,022.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay