Senior Bioinformatician

Research
EMBL Heidelberg

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the highest ranked life sciences research organisation in the world. The Headquarters Laboratory is located in Heidelberg (Germany) with additional sites in Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) Barcelona (Spain) and Rome (Italy).

The Typas group is looking for a Computational Biologist with broad expertise in analysis of high-throughput screening, sequencing and imaging data, especially

You have
- PhD in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics with strong interest and experience in biological data analysis and scientific software development
- strong & diverse background and interest in computational data analysis and management
- advanced programming skills, including R, Python, Unix/Bash
- advanced understanding of molecular genetics and genomic sequencing data, specifically of human gut microbiome data, metagenomics and MAGs, microbial pangenomes and evolution
- very good understanding of microbiology and microbiomes
- experience in setting up bioinformatics services and computational workflows for large-scale DNA and RNA sequencing data sets using software pipelines in an HPC or cloud environment
- desire to support and assist biological researchers in their bioinformatics analysis
- ability to generate synergies in microbial/microbiome genomics analyses within the group and across EMBL
- strong communication skills as well as the ability to interact with other scientists and to work in an international and interdisciplinary team.

You might also have
- educational background in sequencing statistics, advanced computer programming and/or algorithm engineering
- experience in setting up bioinformatics services and computational workflows for large-scale multi-omics data sets using software pipelines in an HPC or cloud environment
- experience with image-based analysis
- experience in software development, maintenance and user support
- familiarity with machine learning methods and approaches
- knowledge of web software development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and web server administration

Why join us

EMBL is curiosity-driven, community-oriented and international. As an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are, therefore, committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.

EMBL offers attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation with a very collegial and family-friendly working environment. Competitive salary and social security benefits, financial support for relocation, a relaxed culture, professional development, an on-site nursery, canteen and other staff facilities make EMBL a great place to work.

What else you need to know

We are Europe’s research laboratory for the life sciences - an intergovernmental organisation performing scientific research in disciplines including molecular biology, physics, chemistry and computer science. We are an international, innovative and interdisciplinary laboratory with more than 1900 employees from many nations, operating across six sites, in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.

Our mission is to offer vital services in training scientists, students and visitors at all levels; to develop new instruments and methods in the life sciences and actively engage in technology transfer activities, and to integrate European life science research. The working language of the institute is English.

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