Bioinformatics Engineer II

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $90k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟡 Mid-level

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Ambry Genetics

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1999

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🧬 Biotechnology

💰 Series unknown on 2017-11

Healthcare • Consulting • Biotechnology

Ambry Genetics is a clinical diagnostic laboratory specializing in advanced genetic testing for hereditary cancer, rare disease, and other inherited conditions. The company offers DNA and paired DNA/RNA testing (including +RNAinsight®), exome sequencing with proactive reanalysis (Patient for Life), and lab-supported digital care tools (Ambry CARE) to help identify at-risk patients, facilitate testing, and report actionable results. Ambry also conducts translational genomics research and collaborates with academic and industry partners to improve variant classification and diagnostic yield.

📋 Description

• Drive technical solutions from ideation through release, including process-flow design and time/complexity estimation • Design and develop custom software according to ticket specifications • Set standards for excellence and mentor junior engineers • Provide clear and consistent feedback during code reviews • Meet with clients, partners, product owners, and stakeholders to understand and clarify workflows and requirements • Highlight development blockers and issues for timely resolution • Monitor processes, log information, and troubleshoot issues • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus at least 5 years of work experience, Master's degree plus at least 2 years of work experience, or PhD degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field • Proficient in Python coding • Intermediate-to-advanced experience working in Linux environments, including compiling programs from source and performing text manipulations with pipes • Intermediate-to-advanced experience with relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Microsoft SQL Server • Proficiency with software engineering best practices, including Git version control, unit testing, and documentation • Knowledge of next-generation sequencing technologies and standard bioinformatics data formats, including FASTQ, BAM, VCF, and GTF • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Experience with cloud computing environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud • Familiarity with Atlassian suite applications including Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket • Knowledge of clinical genetics databases such as ClinVar and HGMD, and HGVS sequence variant nomenclature • Prior experience in biology and/or understanding of mutation analysis • Experience creating and developing Docker containers • Experience developing APIs • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Bamboo, Jenkins, or AWS Code Pipeline

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Paid sick leave • Generous paid time off (PTO) program • 401(k) plan