Senior Scientist, Microbiome Bioinformatics

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

You are an expert computational microbiologist with a passion for exploring the interplay between nutrition and the human microbiome and its impact on human health. At Brightseed, you will contribute to the development of an innovative computational platform for microbiome research integrating multi-omics data. You will be working within an interdisciplinary team to deliver testable insights into microbiome function that can be translated into commercial products.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

• Serve as the in-house expert on microbiome bioinformatics and act as a key technical voice and champion to both internal and external microbiome-focused discovery and development programs
• Lead planning and execution of high-value computational initiatives underlying the company's microbiome strategy
• Architect and build out key algorithms, data pipelines, and software infrastructure to model microbiome activity and predict microbiome impact on human health
• Integrate microbiome data capabilities into Brightseed's Discovery structure by collaborating and partnering with functional teams covering computation, natural products chemistry, metabolomics, and molecular biology

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Scientist - Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biostatistics, Microbiology or other relevant fields
• Senior Scientist - Ph.D. and 2+ years of industrial experience in a relevant research area
• Excellent, hands-on expertise in microbial genomics or metagenomics data analysis
• A track record of achievements in designing and performing computational investigations and/or building computational tools and resources for biological investigations
• Fundamental knowledge of microbial genetics, genomics, and biosynthetic pathways strongly desired
• Strong skills in statistics and data visualization
• Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate science to experts and non-experts
• Experienced in planning and delivering results within a predefined project timeline
• Experience in standard practices for software development is a plus

THE BENEFITS YOU’LL ENJOY

As a lab based company, where in person collaboration is key to drive innovation, we encourage all team members to be in our office most days each week. However we appreciate and honor the need and desire for flexibility and have implemented a hybrid working model. We have a fully stocked healthy kitchen, a gym onsite, plenty of free parking, weekly team events and a state-of-the-art lab and office.

We offer a competitive total rewards package with team-first benefits programs for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, unlimited paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance programs, 401(k) plan, a mental health platform, employee discounts, payroll credits for cell phone and commuter costs and a paid parental leave program.