Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Technology Company
Ultima Genomics is a rapidly growing company that is developing ground-breaking genomics technologies. Our mission is to continuously drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. We have developed a foundational new approach to sequencing at scale that overcomes limitations due to the high costs of current technologies. We are well-funded and have raised approximately $600 million from global top-tier investors. Our team brings together unique and diverse expertise across multiple disciplines, from healthcare and life sciences, to engineering, to technology and software and beyond. We are a collaborative group, including successful entrepreneurs, chemists, hardware and software engineers, genomics and biotechnology experts, molecular and computational biologists, software and algorithm experts, and operations and commercial leaders. Join us to develop and commercialize technologies that unleash the power of genomics at scale and empower the future of human health.
We are looking for a highly motivated Bioinformatics Researcher II to join our team!
As a Bioinformatics Researcher, you will design and execute analyses on Ultima sequencing data. You will join our R&D team in Israel to develop computational methods and scalable pipelines that turn raw data into clear biological insights, working at the intersection of biology, computing, and AI.
How You’ll Contribute
- Build and run pipelines: Design and execute analysis pipelines on sequencing data in a cloud-based environment
- Work across teams: Collaborate with lab scientists, bioinformatic scientists, data scientists, and clinical partners to define requirements, provide analysis support, and influence the direction of our scientific platform
- Develop and adapt methods: Create new algorithms and apply state-of-the-art approaches to turn high-throughput data into biological insights
- Ensure rigor: Use quantitative and computational methods to validate results and strengthen the impact of our findings
Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- MS or PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- 3+ years of relevant industry or academic experience in a hands-on bioinformatics role preferred
- Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting large-scale Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) datasets such as WGS, WES, and RNA-seq
- Expert proficiency in Python for complex data analysis and proficiency in UNIX
- A strong foundation in statistics and quantitative analyses
- Proficiency with software development best practices including version control with Git, containerization with Docker, and unit testing
- Deep expertise in a specific area of genomics, such as somatic variant calling, structural variation, or single-cell analysis
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing bioinformatics workflows in a cloud environment (AWS/GCP) using tools such as WDL, Nextflow or Snakemake
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Ultima Genomics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws. See also Ultima Genomics’ EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].
Skills Required
- MS or PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- 3+ years of relevant industry or academic experience in a hands-on bioinformatics role
- Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting large-scale Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) datasets
- Expert proficiency in Python for complex data analysis
- Proficiency in UNIX
- A strong foundation in statistics and quantitative analyses
- Proficiency with software development best practices including version control with Git
- Containerization with Docker
- Deep expertise in a specific area of genomics, such as somatic variant calling
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing bioinformatics workflows in a cloud environment (AWS/GCP)
What We Do
Ultima Genomics is unleashing the power of genomics at scale. Our mission is to continuously drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. With humanity on the cusp of a biological revolution, there is a virtually endless need for more genomic information to address biology’s complexity and dynamic change—and a further need to challenge conventional next-generation sequencing technologies. Ultima’s revolutionary new sequencing architecture drives down the costs of sequencing to help overcome the tradeoffs that scientists and clinicians are forced to make between the breadth, depth, and frequency with which they use genomic information. The new sequencing architecture was designed to scale far beyond conventional sequencing technologies, lower the cost of genomic information and catalyze the next phase of genomics in the 21st century.
