Senior / Staff Bioinformatics Engineer

You + Helix

Helix is a place where innovators and doers gather in order to drive significant progress in population genomics. We have come together to work at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics.  

If you’re excited by the idea of making a meaningful impact and joining a team where we pride ourselves on driving innovation through fostering an environment with an emphasis on empowering one another to grow, Helix might be the place for you!

Helix + The World

Helix is the leading population genomics company. Helix enables health systems, public health organizations and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into patient care and public health decision making.

We are continuing to scale our world-class team to support our dedication to empowering every person to improve their life through DNA. 

What is special about this role?

As a Senior/Staff Bioinformatics Engineer, you will be working with a team of talented bioinformatics engineers and scientists to create and maintain bioinformatics pipelines to advance Helix’s mission. You will play a leading role in designing and implementing reliable and innovative solutions in a highly regulated environment. 

As a Senior/Staff Bioinformatics Engineer, you will:

• Develop, maintain, and document bioinformatics pipelines in a regulated environment.
• Architect and maintain supporting infrastructure in AWS.
• Design and develop test cases and test scripts.
• Analyze and produce data insights to support the development and improvements of bioinformatics algorithms.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of regulatory documentation as part of the design control process.

About you:

• B.S. Technical Degree (e.g. Computer Science, Bioinformatics or similar)
• 5 years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with developing NGS bioinformatics pipelines
• Proficiency with Python
• Experience working cross-functionally
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written 
• Open to learning new skills and not afraid to step outside of the comfort zone
• Problem-focused and able to drive tasks to completion 

Pluses:

• Experience with software development under CLIA/CAP regulations and/or FDA regulations is a big plus
• Experience writing test cases and test scripts
• Experience with Jira and JAMA

Physical/Mental Demands: This role requires prolonged periods of sitting while being able to view and read text on computer screens less than a few feet away. May periodically require …