What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bioinformatics Engineer position at NexInfo Solutions, Inc.?
About Nexinfo:
NexInfo is a consulting firm focused on improving business processes and automation in the Supply Chain and Product Lifecycle Management sectors. We offer services in business process design, software implementations, managed services, staff augmentation, and SaaS solutions.
We aims to help businesses across industries achieve their goals through industry best practices, lean process design, and advanced software solutions. Our ERP-related services address challenges such as inventory management,product lifecycle management, demand management, forecasting, sales and operations planning, business intelligence, security compliance, and financial alignment.
Job Title: Bioinformatics Engineer
Location: Foster City CA(Onsite)
Type: Contract
Plan assembly approaches for non model organisms (data QC, genome profiling, contamination screening, coverage targets) and advise sequencing strategy.
Run and iterate long read assemblies and consensus refinement (e.g., hifiasm/Verkko/Flye/Canu; polishing as appropriate) toward chromosome scale, T2T quality results.
Resolve haplotypes and complex ploidy/heterozygosity (e.g., trio binning; Hi C/Strand seq assisted phasing) and deliver haplotype resolved assemblies when required.
Scaffold and curate assemblies with long range data (e.g., Hi C/Omni C, Strand seq, optical maps): detect/resolve mis joins, close gaps where feasible, and document curation decisions.
Benchmark quality and completeness (e.g., k mer spectra/Merqury, BUSCO, QUAST, read mapping), including repeat/centromere/telomere assessments to guide iterative improvements.
Productionize workflows (Nextflow/Snakemake/WDL) with containers (Docker/Singularity) across on prem HPC and AWS; produce clear reports, docs, and release packages.
PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or related field.
Proven de novo assembly experience on long reads (PacBio HiFi and/or ONT), including tuning and iterative improvement.
Assembly QC/validation expertise and ability to diagnose common failure modes in complex genomes.
Strong scripting/programming skills (Python and/or Bash) in Linux; solid software engineering practices (Git, testing, documentation).
Workflow compute operations experience: Nextflow/Snakemake/WDL; running large genomics workloads on on prem HPC (e.g., Slurm/LSF) and AWS (e.g., Batch/HealthOmics), with cost aware scaling.
Preferred Qualifications
Deep genome assembly and/or annotation experience in non model organisms (repeat annotation and evidence driven gene annotation is a plus).
Demonstrated progress toward T2T completeness (telomeres/centromeres/segmental duplications) and chromosome scale scaffolding.
Evidence of impact (reference releases, preprints/publications, community datasets) is a plus.
Additional Skills (Nice to Have)
Annotation evidence integration by RNA-Seq and delivery of genome browser enabled tracks.
AWS pipeline operations (S3 data transfer, Batch or HealthOmics) and strong cross functional communication (clear status updates, documentation, handoffs).
Salary : $70 - $80