Active Motif Inc Hiring for Bioinformatics Software Engineer Job at Carlsbad, CA Full Time

Position Title: Bioinformatics Software Engineer (Bioinformatics)

Classification: Exempt

Who is Active Motif?

Active Motif, Inc. is a privately held global biotechnology company with the vision of bringing the field of epigenetics into personalized and precision medicine. Active Motif’s Bioinformatics group performs specialized transcriptomic- and epigenetics-based analyses for leading academic groups and pharmaceutical companies and develops new analytical approaches for interrogating epigenetic data. Active Motif is seeking a Bioinformatics Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing Bioinformatics Development Team.

Under the direction of the Director of Bioinformatics and the Development Team Group Leader, the Bioinformatics Software Engineer will support the design and implementation of robust bioinformatics pipelines and analysis platforms.

What’s the job all about?

• Develop, maintain, and debug existing bioinformatics pipelines using Python and Perl
• Refactor existing pipelines to solve scalability bottlenecks and improve processing time
• Collaborate with other development team members to transform pilot code into robust and scalable pipelines
• Implement pipelines for use in both on-premise servers and cloud-based instances using a robust workflow manager
• Write unit tests to fully test new and updated code modules and regression tests to confirm consistency of developed code
• Interact with other members of the development team using a source control system
• Present technical summaries and descriptions to non-technical personnel in a non-technical manner
• Deliver high quality work on scheduled timelines
• Communicate effectively and professionally with onsite collaborators and offsite partners
• Maintain awareness of best practices and evaluate the applicability of new technologies for scaling analysis pipelines

What you can offer?

• 5+ years’ experience in multi-developer, commercial software development (experience with biological analysis software preferred)
• Fluency in Python and competence in Perl scripting and maintenance

• Experience with R is preferred
• Experience with compiled languages a plus
• Experience developing on Linux operating systems and AWS infrastructure
• Experience with Docker containers and workflow managers (Nextflow preferred)
• Experience with agile project management tools (Jira preferred)

What Active Motif can offer?

In addition to a highly interactive and collaborative work environment, Active Motif also provides competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. Active Motif is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity throughout its workforce. Active Motif is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and has additional offices in Belgium, Japan and China.