We are looking for a bioinformatician to develop and maintain high throughput computational workflows.
Compan
yBactobio is a young London-based BioTech company (2020) using AI, genomics, and synthetic biology to culture previously unculturable microbes and screen them for antimicrobials. We regularly discover chemically novel antimicrobials that are effective against some of the biggest infectious diseases in agritech and healthcare, and select diseases to target based on the lack of current, effective solutions and the potential market size
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Our work culture is built around impact, empowerment, and collaboration, and we have managed to attract incredible scientists from world-leading institutions, alongside operational experts. We believe that open and inclusive conversations lead to better solutions. As a result, we have created a unique work environment, where ambitious people enjoy working together to make the world greener and safe
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The company is at an very exciting stage, as we are looking forward to our first product commercialisation in H1 2026, after which we intend to undergo a significant series A raise, and use the funds to expand our current team of
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RoleHelp us discover novel antimicrobials from bacteria by creating bioinformatics pipelines that turn raw microbial sequencing data into trusted, actionable results. You will be responsible for creating robust pipelines, ensuring data is traceable end-to-end across our workflow, and integrating new algorithms to production-ready c
ode.
TeamThe bioinformatics team is part of a tight knit computational group of data scientists and software engineers. We share a codebase and work together to build scaleable infrastructure. We also work closely with wet lab scientists across our core t
**eams.
Key responsibi**
- litiesDesigning, troubleshooting and deploying reproducable bioinformatics pip
- elinesMaintaining an internal database of sequencin
- g dataIntegrating new features into our pip
- elinesEnsuring scientists can access the data they need via our in-hou
- se appProvide bioinformatics expertise to help scientists interpret sequencin
**g data
Skills, Knowledge and Ex**
pertiseYou shoul
- d have:PhD in bioinformatics or equivalent 3-4 years' exp
- erienceStrong coding skills (
- python)Background in microbial g
- enomicsPrior experience working with relational da
- tabasesExperience handling large volumes of high-throughput data using workflow managers (snakemake pre
- ferred)Experience maintaining, updating and deploying bioinformatics pi
- pelinesSolid engineering habits, including version control, and an eye for
detailIt would be great if y
- ou had:A solid understanding of
- dockerHands on experience with cloud co
- mputingExperience in software deve
- lopmentFamiliarity with Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing pl
- atformsExperience in antimicrobial di
scovery
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