A Biomedical Engineer designs solutions to problems in medicine and biology to improve patient care. Combines engineering with medical and biological knowledge. May develop medical products designed to replace biological functions, such as prosthetic limbs or artificial hearts, or design equipment such as X-rays and surgical tools.
Drive technical solutions to problems, including end-to-end process flow from ideation to release, and estimating time and complexity Design and develop custom software according to ticket specifications Act as a role model for the team, settings standards for excellence and mentoring junior engineers Provide clear and consistent feedback on code reviews Meet with clients, partners, product owners, or other stakeholders to understand and clarify workflows and requirements Highlight blockers or issues arising during development to resolve in a timely manner Monitor process and log information, troubleshooting issues as needed Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (+ at least 5 years work experience), Master's degree (+ at least 2 years work experience), or PhD degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field Proficient in Python coding Intermediate-to-advanced experience working in Linux environments (e.g. compiling programs from source, performing text manipulations with pipes) Intermediate-to-advanced experience in relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server) Proficiency with software engineering best practices, including git version control, unit testing, and documentation Knowledge of next-generation sequencing technologies and standard bioinformatics data formats (e.g., FASTQ, BAM, VCF, GTF) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred:
Experience with cloud computing environment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) Familiarity with Atlassian suite applications (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket) Knowledge of clinical genetics databases (e.g., Clinvar, HGMD) and HGVS sequence variant nomenclatures Prior experience in biology and/or an understanding of mutation analysis Creating and developing Docker containers Experience developing APIs Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Bamboo, Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline)
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