Bioinformatics Analyst

Cognizant is a large IT Consulting Firm that leverages modern technologies to transform a variety of business operations. We are seeking a highly skilled Bioinformatics Analyst with 8+ years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Airflow, BioInformatician, Kubernetes, Python, SQL, and Java. Experience in Medical Devices Manufacturing and Supply Chain domains is a plus. This role is fully onsite in Austin, Texas.

Role Responsibilities

• Development of Bioinformatics products and genomic and proteomic data pipelines
• Develop specifications of pipeline requirements and guide programmers to develop tools/software.
• Design and implement bioinformatic analyses and support development of analysis pipeline for clinical submissions.
• Model and analyze large scale Next generation sequencing (NGS) data with rigorous bioinformatics and statistical approaches.
• Standardize and harmonize multi-vendor genetic data using standard human genome sequence variant nomenclature, such as, HGVS.
• Annotate standardized vendor NGS sequencing genetic data based on public genetic database, such as COSMIC, and reference papers

Role Requirements

• A MS in Bioinformatics
• At least 8 years of related experience
• Sound knowledge of Java, Python, Kuberetes, Bioinformatics tools, Airflow, Databases
• Excellent knowledge of database and strong R/Python programming skills with experience of software packages for genetic annotation.
• Familiar with software development, cloud computing infrastructures and project management tools such as JIRA/Azure DevOps, Github, and Docker.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship now or at any time in the future.