Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Responsibilities:

• Work independently in cross-functional teams to lead the testing effort for data analysis software
• Partner with software, bioinformatics developers and domain experts in designing, performing, and improving verification tests
• Design and Implement automated software verification framework and scripts
• Prepare necessary test artifacts required for formal software / product release
• Develop and execute automated and unit tests
• Carefully analyze and report test results
• Participate in Code and Design Reviews
• Ensure Software Development Life Cycle procedures are followed
• Collaborate closely with assay development team and ensure they well trained on using the informatics software application(s)
• Collaborate with peers to identify opportunities for process improvement
• Be curious, detail oriented, and analytical, with a proven ability to learn quickly
• Be customer-focused, team-oriented, and motivated, taking ownership of assigned tasks
• Have proven ability to self-manage, as well as manage interdisciplinary relationships
• Good verbal and written communication and troubleshooting skills

Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience. 
• 4+ years of experience in formal verification of software or system in a regulated environment (ex. medical device etc.)
• 6+ years of working experience with software or system verification & validation
• Background in developing and maintaining Bioinformatics pipelines and workflow is a must.
• Previous experience using Illumina's DRAGEN secondary analysis solution is a plus
• Having good knowledge of running Bioinformatics workflows in any commercial cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) is required
• Prior skills with workflow languages like Nextflow, Snakemake, WDL etc.
• Ability to develop automated scripts to large scale analysis using Python, BASH etc.
• Basic knowledge of Linux and comfortable working with CLI environment
• Proven skills for writing verification plan, protocol, report and all aspects of documentation required for formally releasing a product
• Have an understanding of Oncology, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, or related field of biology along with software informatics application experience
• Ability to manage and mentor small team
• Proven ability to work with internal and external teams and interface with customers

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The estimated base salary range for the Sr Bioinformatics Software Engineer role based in the United States of America is: $126,800 - $190,200. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

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