Bioinformatician
UT Health San Antonio
Software Engineering
San Antonio, TX, USA
Posted on Mar 19, 2026
Under limited supervision, performs bioinformatics analysis and software support for genomics research and projects.
- Experience in the development of analytical pipelines for biological data and development of innovative data analysis capabilities.
- Ability to completely define an analytical approach for defined scientific questions.
- Manages competing demands in a changing work environment; able to anticipate and work around delays or unexpected events.
- Ability to be autonomous and operate with limited direction.
- Published collaborative research.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Experience with relevant software.
- Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
EDUCATION:
- Master's Degree degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Genetics or related field of molecular biology is required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Three (3) years experience directly related to bioinformatics is required.
- Develops, tests, and maintains modular software pipelines to provide bioinformatics data analysis, preliminary interpretation of the data, and reports of the results.
- Manages genome sequencing data; including loading and querying data from database sequencing systems, transforming the data to the necessary formats, and moving data to storage.
- Identifies, evaluates, and incorporates relevant algorithms and software pipelines by reviewing pertinent literature in bioinformatics and computational biology.
- Manages the sequencing facility web-based page and collaborates with research analysts for downstream data analysis.
- Performs downstream statistical analysis.
- Trains new analysts and/or students in the Division of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.