Bioinformatics Consultant

Location: Remote (CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TN, TX, or WA)

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary Range: $120,000 - $135,000

Working Pattern: Full-time, 40 hrs p/w; must be available during core working hours: 11 am – 5 pm EST

Travel Requirements: Up to 20% travel within US is expected, primarily to client sites for on-site assessments, workshops, and conferences.

Join BioTeam – Where Technology Supports Scientific Discovery

At BioTeam, part of n² Group, we help leading life sciences and biomedical research organizations solve complex scientific computing challenges, enabling researchers to focus on what matters most: advancing scientific discovery.

Since 2002, we've partnered with academic medical centers, research hospitals and research institutes across the US, bringing specialist expertise in high-performance computing (HPC), data management, cloud technologies and research IT infrastructure.

Our work is varied, technically challenging and meaningful. From modernizing bioinformatics pipelines to improving the performance and flexibility of scientific computing environments, we help our clients make the most of their technology and support cutting-edge research.

You'll be part of a collaborative team where knowledge is shared, ideas are welcomed and learning from one another is part of everyday working life. Working alongside experienced BioTeam engineers, you'll have opportunities to develop your technical skills, broaden your expertise and learn from colleagues who are passionate about what they do. You'll tackle interesting challenges, contribute to meaningful projects and be supported as you continue to grow professionally.

Role Purpose

In this role, you'll help one of our life sciences clients modernise their bioinformatics pipelines, migrating legacy workflows to Nextflow, improving portability and ensuring they run reliably across on-premises infrastructure and AWS.

You'll be working on real production systems in a regulated clinical environment, tackling technical challenges that require practical problem-solving and attention to detail.

It's an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with modern cloud-native approaches to bioinformatics pipeline design and broaden your expertise across the full infrastructure stack, from pipeline logic and storage to compute and cloud.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, developing your technical skills and contributing to meaningful scientific research, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities - Migrate existing bioinformatics pipelines to Nextflow, including pipeline configurations, executables and     input/output (I/O) paths.

• Build and configure AWS cloud infrastructure to support pipeline execution, including services such as     HealthOmics.
• Refactor tightly coupled pipeline components using standard configuration formats such as JSON and YAML, improving portability and maintainability.
• Plan and execute comparative validation runs, contributing to benchmarking reports and validation   documentation.
• Develop tests to support ongoing pipeline validation and quality assurance.
• Support the development of monitoring and scheduling applications for cloud-based pipelines.
• Maintain clear documentation of pipeline changes, configurations and operational procedures.

What Success Looks Like in Your First 6–12 Months - You've made a meaningful contribution to migrating the client's bioinformatics pipelines to Nextflow, supporting reliable execution on AWS infrastructure, including services such as HealthOmics.

• You've helped complete comparative validation runs and contributed to benchmarking reports and validation documentation.
• You've developed and implemented tests that support ongoing pipeline validation and quality assurance.
• You've contributed to the development of monitoring and scheduling applications that support cloud-based pipeline operations.
• Pipeline changes, configurations and operational procedures are clearly documented, helping the client      confidently manage and maintain their environment.

Essential Requirements

• A bachelor's or master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics workflow management systems such as Nextflow or WDL.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services (such as EC2, S3, EBS, EFS and IAM) or Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Exposure to clinical or regulated bioinformatics environments.
• The ability to work effectively within a collaborative, distributed team and support clients across a      variety of industries.
• Experience preparing validation or benchmarking reports.
• Familiarity with Linux/HPC  environments and cluster-based computing.
• Exposure to high-performance or network-attached storage systems such as Isilon, VAST, or similar.

Benefits & Culture

At BioTeam, you'll be part of a collaborative team of experienced professionals who enjoy solving complex technical challenges and sharing their knowledge. You'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, broaden your expertise and contribute to technology that supports important scientific research.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive salary based on experience, a 401(k) plan with company contribution, health, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and generous paid time off.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

n² Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to fostering diversity across our teams.

About n² Group

At n² Group we are transforming computing and technology investment with a radical new approach. Our businesses are all established, purpose-driven market-leaders in computing products or services. We stimulate long-term sustainable growth through group-level support in strategy, business development, innovation, and operations. With no shareholders or external financial interests, we reinvest all profits back into the group or to the community, reinforcing our commitment to positive social impact through technological advancements.

n² Group companies are at the forefront of computing and IT infrastructure, helping clients in various sectors to be more productive, innovative or reduce risk through advanced software and services. Rapidly expanding in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and scientific computing, our businesses maintain their unique brands and identities but benefit from the expanded network available through the group.

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