Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Tempus is at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare through AI and precision medicine. Their proprietary platform connects real-world evidence to provide physicians with actionable insights for personalized patient care. They're seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer to join their innovative team.

The role combines cutting-edge technology with healthcare impact, focusing on developing sophisticated bioinformatics pipelines and algorithms in the liquid biopsy space. This includes work on molecular residual disease testing, therapeutic response monitoring, and complete genomic profiling.

As a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer, you'll be responsible for building production-scale pipelines using modern tools for NGS data analysis in cloud environments. You'll develop novel assays and machine learning models for oncology biomarker detection, while conducting complex analyses using genomic and epigenomic knowledge.

The ideal candidate should have either a Ph.D. or a Master's degree with 3+ years of industry experience in relevant fields. Strong technical skills in Python/R, cloud platforms, and container solutions are essential. Experience with workflow languages like Nextflow and snakemake is required.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about applying computational expertise to advance healthcare solutions. You'll work in an interdisciplinary environment, collaborating with scientists and engineers while contributing to meaningful healthcare innovations. The role offers competitive compensation ($100,000-$145,000) and benefits including medical coverage and equity opportunities.

Working at Tempus means being part of a mission to transform healthcare through data-driven medicine, making a real impact on patient care while working with cutting-edge technologies and brilliant minds in the field.