Bioinformatics Scientist

Bioinformatics Scientist

MiRXES is a Singapore-headquartered molecular diagnostic company with R&D, manufacturing, and clinical lab operations in Singapore, USA, Japan, and China. We specialize in microRNA technologies and the development, manufacturing, and provision of diagnostic test kits and clinical services. Our mission is to enable early disease detection and provide insights for better patient care by harnessing the power of microRNA to augment traditional testing. Our vision is to be the world’s leading developer and provider of accurate, actionable, and affordable microRNA-powered diagnostic tests.

Job Location: Neuros

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and test bioinformatics pipelines, with a key focus on precision, scalability and resource optimization.
• Primary focus on developing analysis solution for the upcoming cutting-edge technology – spatial and single cell genomics and transcriptomics.
• Develop production ready pipelines, using containerized applications (Docker etc.), on AWS cloud.
• Validate the available suite of tools and algorithms, to best answer key research questions.
• Keep abreast with the latest bioinformatics developments and swiftly adapt them to develop service-based solutions.
• Assist in preparing reports, and results for easy interpretation and reproducibility.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams, and peers to identify opportunities, and participate in process improvement.
• Interact with customers proactively, understand their analysis requirements, execute and ensure on-time delivery of the results.
• Able to communicate and liaise with Wet lab scientist, for developing QC stats/ measures for assay development.

Desired Skills and Competencies

• Master’s degree/ PhD in the field of Bioinformatics, or related field, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience.
• Deep understanding and experience in handling large scale single cell Genomics and/or transcriptomics data. Good understanding of handling image files.
• Familiarity with common genomics file formats – BAM, VCF etc.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as python and R, shell scripting.
• Proficiency in working with cloud computing environments like AWS and on premise Unix or equivalent environments.

This position is based in Singapore.

To submit your application, please send your resume to [email protected], quoting the Job title in the subject line.

We appreciate your interest in the above-mentioned position, however, due to overwhelming response, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.