Senior / Junior Bioinformatics Scientist

Company: Psomagen, Inc.
Location: Rockville
Posted on: January 15, 2026

Job Description:

Senior/Junior Bioinformatics Scientist About Psomagen Psomagen Inc. is a rapidly growing biotechnology company renowned for providing a variety of genomics-based molecular assay solutions to research and clinical communities. We are looking to expand our bioinformatic analysis capabilities to broaden our service area into Multi-Omics solutions. We are searching for a highly motivated Senior Manager in Bioinformatic analysis with extensive experience in NGS based bioinformatic analysis. Position Overview Are you seeking an opportunity where you can lead the technological advancement of precision medicine in a well-established research environment? Do you want to use your knowledge and experience to lead the expansion of a rapidly growing biotechnology company? If you are eager to pursue a challenge in developing new biotechnological assays with well-motivated colleagues, join our bioinformatics team! The ideal candidate will take ownership of the development, execution, and improvement of analysis pipelines for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) services. The individual may also execute collaborative projects with external researchers and join the customer facing discussion. This role will contribute to growing, coaching, and aligning the team towards the shared vision of delivering high quality data analysis for our customers. This role is an on-site position in Rockville, MD Key Responsibilities ? Generate analytical pipelines and perform data analysis using the Illumina Dragen suite. ? Perform bioinformatic analyses on NGS data, ensuring accuracy and reliability of the dataset and conduct quality control assessments of NGS data, adhering to industry standards and company protocols ? Develop and maintain reproducible NGS data analysis pipelines in the AWS environment, ensuring the reliability and scalability of workflows. ? Develop HTML-based data analysis reports for customers, summarizing and visualizing raw and analyzed datasets. ? Supervise bioinformatics team members, including task delegation, performance evaluation, and continuous professional development of junior team members. ? Support research projects, including managing large amounts of data, monitoring, and running the developed pipelines. ? Generate the documentation related to the pipelines (Reports, README, etc). ? Stay abreast of current developments in public bioinformatics tools, pipelines and databases. ? Participation in customer-facing discussions with field application scientists to support business development/customer services activities. ? Planning and writing various ad-hoc scripts and visualization scripts to analyze specific data and interpret results. ? Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions while resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways. ? Research independently within a team environment to develop and improve genomics analysis solutions. Qualifications ? Junior Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field with 1-3 years of relevant experience. ? Senior Level: Master's degree with 3 years of industry experience OR a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology, Genetics, or a similar field. ? Strong knowledge and proficiency in Bash, R, Python, and other relevant programming languages for bioinformatics pipeline development. ? Proficiency in NextFlow is highly preferred and other workflow languages are a plus. ? Experience operating the Illumina DRAGEN package from command line or web-based UI is a plus. ? Advanced experience working with Linux environments and familiarity with HPC systems for large-scale NGS data analysis. ? Experience using bioinformatics tools and familiarity with genomics databases. ? Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills for team work. ? Ability to work as part of a team and with external collaborators. ? Ability to independently and reliably complete tasks and projects. ? Detail oriented and team-oriented leadership What We Offer ? Competitive base salary with a performance-based commission structure. ? Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance. ? 401(k) retirement plan with company match. ? Generous paid time off (PTO) and holidays. ? Opportunity to lead a pioneering business unit within a rapidly growing company. ? Target Salary Range: $47,000 - $100,000. Salary is determined within this range based on the qualifications. G2025-04647

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