Computational Biology/Bioinformatics (Full-Time Employment, On-site)

Excelra is looking for highly skilled and motivated computational biologist with expertise in Omics (NGS) analysis to join the Bioinformatics team involving projects related to raw sequence (scRNA-Seq/ATAC-Seq/WGS/Chip-Seq/RNA-Seq/Exome sequencing & genome assembly /annotations) analysis and downstream systematic interpretation. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing novel pipelines to optimize omics analysis implementation for the division’s core service areas including genomics data analysis, drug repurposing, biomarker identification, patient stratification, disease modelling and data integration.

Location:

On-site, Bangalore, India.

Qualifications:

Masters degree with 3-5 years of industrial experience in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field.

Strong track record of scRNA-Seq and other Omics (NGS) data analysis and downstream systemic interpretation are must.





Good understanding of current best practices in computational biology data-management (NGS/Transcriptiomics/Microarray/Proteomics/Clinical-trials/Text-mining, etc.).

Expertise in one or more programming/scripting languages such as R, Python, shell-script for complex data analysis.

Experience with Docker and NextFlow.

Strong background in population genomics, including GWAS, eQTL/pQTL analyses WES/WGS sequencing data analyses, and statistical analyses of rare and common variants.

Familiarity with machine learning is an added advantage.

Experience with Linux setting or cloud computing (AWS/GCP) is a plus.

Experience with Relational database such as Postgres, MySQL, or Oracle

Experience with version control systems such as GitHub.

Ability to generate in-silico experimental workflows and in-depth knowledge in proprietary and public biological databases, methods, and tools.

Ability to generate scientific hypothesis along with good scientific/technical communication skills would be prefe

📌 Senior Scientific Specialist _ Computational Biology/Bioinformatics (Bengaluru)
🏢 Excelra
📍 Bengaluru