Bio-informatician is responsible for developing, documenting and testing bio-informatics pipelines.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Developing custom bio-informatics pipelines using Nexflow.
- Testing and updating pipelines as .
- Curating test data for different components as .
- Developing custom scripts for testing in Python.
- Troubleshoot and resolve defects, craft reliable unit tests, perform code reviews and root cause analysis.
- Understand and be compliant with regulatory, security and data privacy requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics or engineering related area.
- Minimum of 2 year of experience developing bio-informatics pipelines to analysis NGS data.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Containerization: Docker
- Orchestration Language: GNU Make, Nextflow, CWL/WDL




- Source control: GitHub, Git
- Scripting Languages: Python, Bash
- Database experience: PostgreSQL, Redis
- Bioinformatics Tools: GATK, SAMtools, BAMTools, FastQC, Fastp, bedtools, bwa, primer3, etc.
- Security / Privacy: HIPAA
- Biology: Next-generation sequencing, Sanger sequencing, MLPA, PCR, Southern Blot
- Experience working with Fastq, BAM, VCF, TSV/CSV, JSON files.
- Strong technical documentation skills
- Eagerness to acquire new skills in genetics
- Ability to thrive in a quick-paced environment and manage multiple tasks independently
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, especially for problem solving under pressure.

📌 Bioinformatician (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 Sequoia Applied Technologies
📍 Thiruvananthapuram