Excelra

Bioinformatics Research Data & Software Engineer

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1 month ago
Iselin, NJ, USAMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain software applications, dashboards, and visualization tools for scientific research.
  • Build automated workflows for experimental data processing, analysis, and reporting.
  • Develop data pipelines connecting laboratory systems, databases, and scientific applications.
  • Collaborate with scientists, assay developers, and data scientists to translate research needs into digital solutions.
  • Improve scientific data quality, accessibility, and traceability through standardized workflows and tools.
  • Support assay-specific analysis platforms and scientific data management systems.
  • Implement new digital capabilities and continuously improve existing platforms.
  • Contribute to documentation, testing, and long-term sustainability of scientific software solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of experience, MSc plus 2 years of experience, or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a related discipline.
  • Experience developing software tools, applications, or automated workflows.
  • Proficiency in Python and JavaScript; Svelte or SvelteKit experience is preferred.
  • Experience working with scientific or technical datasets.
  • Experience with SQL and relational databases.
  • Experience with data visualization and dashboard development.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and independent-working skills.
  • Preferred experience includes laboratory, research, or scientific environments; web applications; interactive visualization tools; cloud-based or containerized applications; workflow automation; data pipelines; machine learning; statistics; scientific data analysis; and Git.

Benefits

  • 12-month contractor term.
  • Hybrid work arrangement in Long Island City, New York.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendData Engineering
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