Bioinformatics Senior Engineer
CDI · Ingénieur autre · 18 mois Bac+8 / Doctorat, Grandes Écoles Micropep technologies · Auzeville Tolosane (France) Based on experience
Mots-Clés
Bioinformatics Programming Pipelines Software Cloud Computing
Description
Bioinformatics Senior Engineer (M/F)
Micropep Technologies, Auzeville-Tolosane, France, Permanent contract (CDI)
(Homeworking EU/US accepted)
Micropep Technologies is a young innovative plant biotechnology startup based in Toulouse, France. The company, which raised 8.5M€ in the latest fundraising, is developing a new generation of innovative plant stimulation and plant protection solutions for a more sustainable agriculture. Our products are based on a disruptive technology that uses natural peptides (miPEPs) that can transiently regulate the expression of plants’ microRNAs and their targeted genes*.
The peptide design platform is currently looking for a bioinformatics senior engineer with strong programming skills and knowledge of biology to join the team and both develop and strengthen its bioinformatics pipelines.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the responsibility of the peptide design platform manager, you will be responsible for:- Developing and industrializing micropep’s bioinformatics pipelines
- Assisting in the set-up of new research proofs of concept
- Providing support around micropep’s bioinformatics-related pipelines and tools
- Implementing pipelines using cloud-computing services
- Developing our core bioinformatics software
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- M.S. required (PhD preferred) in computational biology or mathematics or computer science
- 3+ years’ experience in biological software and algorithm development (contribution to recognized bioinformatics software is appreciated)
- Experience in implementing data processing pipelines in a cloud computing service is highly appreciated
- Experience with working with biological data including any omics data
- Experience in using publicly available bioinformatics software
- Prior use of high-performance computing environments is a plus
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Programming: fluent OOP and scripting in python
- Excellent algorithm design skills and data structure knowledge
- Proficiency in using Linux operating system and the command-line
- Proficiency in using a version-management system like git
- Knowledge of AWS or another cloud-provider is highly appreciated
- Knowledge of standard bioinformatics tools, databases
- Familiarity with the biological data formats (Fasta, Fastq, GFF, …)
DESIRED COMPETENCIES
- Good organization skills and good optimization of the working environment
- Ability to manage multiple projects and overlapping deadlines
- Natural ability for problem-solving
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal (written English mandatory)
- Autonomy
- Rigor
CONDITIONS
- Compensation: based on experience
- End of application: September 2021
- Permanent contract (CDI)
- Location: Auzeville Tolosane, France or homeworking EU/US
- To know more about Micropep, check our website: micro-pep.com
Applications (CV, cover letters and optional references) must be sent to: careers@micro-pep.com with the reference 2021-08/DSN-BIF
* Lauressergues, D., Couzigou, J., Clemente, H. et al. Primary transcripts of microRNAs encode regulatory peptides. Nature 520, 90–93 (2015) doi:10.1038/nature14346
Candidature
Procédure : Applications (CV, cover letters and optional references) must be sent to: careers@micro-pep.com with the reference 2021-08/DSN-BIF
Date limite : 30 septembre 2021
Contacts
Amélie Barozet
caNOSPAMreers@micro-pep.com
Offre publiée le 7 août 2021, affichage jusqu'au 31 octobre 2021