Senior Bioinformatics Engineer – Pipeline Automation

6 hours ago

Slough, Slough, United Kingdom Lonza Full time

United Kingdom, Cambridge

United Kingdom, Slough

Senior Bioinformatics Engineer – Pipeline Automat
ion & Tool Development
Relocation support and visa sponsorship available
Location
: Cambridge or Slough

Travel:
Travel between sites would be required

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Role
The
S enior Bioinformatics Engineer
will be responsible for developing ef ficient and hi gh quality bioinformatic pipelines and data scienc e s oftware supporting the design, data processing, analysis, and reporting across Lonza R&D departments. They will be placed in the Bioinformatics & Data Science group and closely work with multi-disciplinary teams of bioinformaticians, lab scientists, biochemists and bioprocess engineers.

Candidates for this role must have experience in developing and deploying multiple Nextflow pipelines in production environments

What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain reusable bioinformatic pipelines supporting experimental design and data analysis of R&D projects and customer offerings.
  • Lead the development , deployment and onboarding of bioinformatic software for Lonza's  multidisciplinary teams and customers .
  • Implement framework s that en sur e standardization , reusability , and cost- and time-efficiency across bioinformatic pipelines and software.
  • Drive digital innovation in biomanufacturing by enhancing data science,  bioinformatics and statistical capabilities.
  • Manage collaborations with internal stakeholders and external academic and commercial partners.
  • Lead, mentor and train junior team members.

What We're Looking For

  • MSc or PhD in bioinformatics, computer science , data science or a related field , or equivalent experience .
  • Must have experience in developing and deploying multiple Nextflow pipelines in production environments .
  • Excellent knowledge with software engineering guidelines: version control (e.g., Git), CI/CD, containerization (e.g., Docker), and unit/pipeline testing frameworks (e.g. testthat , nf -test) .
  • Proficiency in programming in R or python.
  • E xperience in developing and deploying GUI-based bioinformatic tools facilitating experimental design and analyses.
  • Broad expertise in analyzing and interpreting omics and other biological datasets, including statistical and visualization methods.
  • Ability to lead projects and communicate complex bioinformatics concepts effectively in a business setting

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reference: R66793

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