Business Consultant Bioinformatics (Informatica)

Job Title: Business Consultant Bioinformatics (Informatica)

Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid 3 Days/Week Onsite)
Travel: Mandatory
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Visa: Candidates with 12+ Months Valid Work Authorization Only
Interview Mode: Microsoft Teams

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Business Consultant Bioinformatics to support genomics and laboratory testing initiatives for our client. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Bioinformatics, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), genomics data analysis, and bioinformatics pipeline development. This role requires collaboration with laboratory scientists, technical teams, and business stakeholders to develop scalable bioinformatics solutions and improve laboratory workflows.

The consultant will be responsible for processing and analyzing sequencing data, developing and maintaining bioinformatics pipelines, validating biological datasets, troubleshooting analytical issues, and supporting consulting-led client engagements.

This is a hybrid role requiring onsite presence 3 days per week in San Diego, CA, and travel is mandatory.

Required Skills

Must Have

• Master's or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Genetics, Computational Biology, or related field
• Minimum 2+ years of Bioinformatics experience
• Hands-on experience with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• Experience building or supporting Bioinformatics Pipelines
• Strong experience in Genomics
• Python Programming
• Perl
• SQL
• Shell Scripting (Bash/Linux)
• Biological Data Analysis
• Data Validation
• Analytical Troubleshooting
• Laboratory Testing Workflows
• Cross-functional Collaboration

Preferred Skills

• Clinical Genomics
• Molecular Diagnostics
• Variant Analysis
• Genome Analysis
• RNA-Seq
• DNA Sequencing
• Workflow Automation
• Scientific Data Interpretation
• Consulting Experience
• Client-Facing Experience
• Workflow Optimization

Roles & Responsibilities

• Process, analyze, and interpret Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) datasets.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Bioinformatics pipelines.
• Perform quality control and validation of sequencing data.
• Troubleshoot analytical and pipeline-related issues.
• Develop scripts and automation tools using Python, Perl, SQL, and Shell.
• Collaborate with scientists, laboratory teams, and business stakeholders.
• Translate scientific requirements into scalable bioinformatics solutions.
• Improve laboratory workflows and genomics analysis processes.
• Prepare technical documentation and workflow documentation.
• Support consulting engagements with technical expertise.
• Recommend process improvements and best practices.
• Provide production support for bioinformatics workflows.

Basic Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. Degree
• 2+ Years Bioinformatics Experience
• 2+ Years NGS Experience
• 2+ Years Pipeline Development Experience
• Python
• Perl
• SQL
• Linux Shell Scripting
• Genomics
• Biological Data Analysis
• Excellent Communication Skills

Nice to Have

• Clinical Laboratory Experience
• Genomic Diagnostics
• Variant Calling
• GATK
• BWA
• SAMtools
• BioPython
• R Programming
• AWS or Cloud
• Docker
• Git
• Workflow Management Tools (Nextflow, Snakemake, Cromwell)