The Opportunity
We are looking for a talented Computational Biologist to spearhead the analysis of large-scale -omics datasets critical to our flagship projects. Top candidates are wizards at handling massive bioinformatics datasets and have a combination of wet-lab and computational experience in microbiome research.
Required Qualifications
✔️ Ph.D. in computational biology, systems biology, microbiology, or a related discipline.
✔️ U.S. Citizenship, legal permanent residency, existing work authorization for this role.
✔️ Ability and willingness to work on-site at our San Francisco, California headquarters one or more days per week (this is a hybrid remote position).
✔️ Experience with HPC and cloud computing for bioinformatics, including Snakemake/Nextflow workflows and optimizing resource utilization on GCP and/or AWS.
✔️ Expertise in bacterial DNA informatics, including metagenomes, whole-genomes, and phylogenies.
✔️ Rigorous understanding of statistics, including the benefits and pitfalls of existing bioinformatics tools.
✔️ Critical understanding of the scientific literature and publicly-available datasets.
✔️ Exceptional organizational skills and high standards for quality control.
Experience in the following is highly desirable
➕ Metabolomics or multi-omics from bacterial cultures and human-derived primary samples.
➕ Low-biomass samples from non-model bacteria.
➕ Writing user-friendly GUIs to integrate internal wet-lab/dry-lab projects.
➕ Designing efficient and robust protocols for liquid-handling robots.
➕ Quantitative image processing, either microscopic or mesoscopic.
➕ Developing ML models on bacterial meta/genomic datasets.
Transparent Compensation
✔️ Annual salary of $150K
✔️ Equity compensation
✔️ Comprehensive healthcare coverage: health, dental, vision
✔️ 401(k) match up to 6%
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their resume and a one-page cover letter clearly outlining their educational qualifications, most relevant publications, and a brief summary on how their research interests are suited to this role.
Taxa is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of reference and background checks.
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