Hiring: Bioinformatics Scientist (San Francisco)
Vivo HealthStaff is currently recruiting on behalf of an innovative, dynamic client in South San Francisco! We are looking for a highly motivated Bioinformatics Scientist who wants to be a builder-someone ready to create impactful, scalable bioinformatics products used by thousands, rather than just performing routine tasks in a highly structured R&D environment.
If you are a proactive leader with a strong background in microbial genomics and a track record of independent, impactful projects, we want to hear from you!
Salary: $170,000 - $190,000 / year
Location: South San Francisco, CA (Hybrid: 3 days onsite/week required)
Relocation: Relocation package available!
Timeline: Urgent hire – interviewing now!
Education: PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology, Statistics, Physics, or a related field.
Experience: 3+ years of experience developing production bioinformatics pipelines, with a minimum of 2 years of industry experience (Candidates with only academic experience will not be considered).
Product Focus: Proven experience contributing to actual bioinformatics products, going beyond just building pipelines.
Specialized Expertise: Strong background in one or more of the following (Microbial Genomics is highly preferred):
Microbial genomics (assembly/metagenomics)
Variant calling / large-scale genomics
Bulk/single-cell RNA-seq