Technical Lead - Bioinformatics (8-13 yrs)

Job Description :

Responsibilities :

- Participate in product development from ideation to deployment and beyond. Assess what work supports the product strategy and make insightful recommendations regarding priorities.

- Work with product management and be aware of release scope and timelines; coordinate with project/program managers to plan and deliver releases.

- Contribute to design activities and documentation; provide estimates for stories planned in upcoming sprints.

- Take ownership of delivering large, complex tasks/stories with multiple components. Investigate and resolve areas of significant ambiguity. Identify the work and break down tasks contributing to the team's objectives over the next 2-3 sprints.

- Develop good quality code and unit tests.

- The review design approach, estimates, and code developed by fellow team members, and provide guidance and mentorship.

- Create awareness and improve adherence to Bioinformatics best practices and will be responsible for the quality of the Bioinformatics solution delivered.

- Participate in daily scrum to provide a plan for upcoming tasks and ask for help for any roadblocks, Keep the JIRA board updated.

- Manage and mitigate technical risks concerning your project and the work required to achieve your team's objectives.

- Guide team members to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

- Ensure compliance with SDLC processes defined at the organization level to meet quality goals set at the product level.

- Stay up-to-date on product and process training required to create quality deliverables at each phase of the product life-cycle.

- Participated in conducting training sessions to improve product knowledge and technical skills.

- Mentor, coach, guide and advise team members on technical knowledge and skills required to accomplish team goals and objectives.

- Provide technical leadership - Lead and prioritize the workload of the team.

- Responsible for hiring and onboarding team members.

- Stay up-to-date on technology to deliver quality at each phase of the product life-cycle. You take leadership in evangelizing technical excellence within the team.

Requirements :

- Ph. D. degree with 5-7 years of postdoc or industrial experience or master's Degree with 8-10+ years of industrial experience in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, or related field.

- Must have 2+ years of experience in leading a technical team of 2+ people.

- Technical background in healthcare, laboratory diagnostics, medical devices, or pharmaceutical companies

- Excellent programming skills in Python, R, and Shell scripting.

- Experience with Relational databases such as postgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.

- Experience with version control systems such as GitHub.

- Experience with Linux/UNIX/Mac OS X-based systems.

- Experience with high-performance Linux clusters and cloud computing (AWS is preferred).

- Deep understanding of analytical approaches and tools for genomic data analysis along with familiarity with genome databases.

- Candidates with proven expertise in the analysis of NGS data generated on sequencing platforms such as Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, or Thermo will be prioritized.

- Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved product releases.

- Interacts well with diverse groups within function and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

- Exceptionally strong communication, data presentation, and visualization skills.

- Ability to manage moderately complex projects and initiatives.

- Personal initiative and ability to work effectively as part of a team.

- Excellent communication skills and ability to learn and work independently when necessary.

- High energy inquisitiveness and strong attention to detail.