Bioinformatics Trainee

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Role Purpose: This is a 12 month fixed term contract to support R&D in developing cloud-based bioinformatic pipelines, tool development, and data analysis. The person will be responsible for employing bioinformatic pipelines required to automate omics data processing and contribute to bioinformatics tool development and analysis of R&D data. The role involves hands-on work at the intersection of genomics, statistics, and cloud computing, providing valuable experience in applying cutting-edge technologies to biological data analysis.

Key Accountabilities and Duties:

• Works as part of the Bioinformatics team to develop and deploy omics-based analysis pipelines (e.g. using Nextflow).

• Supports onboarding and benchmarking of novel bioinformatics tools including software applications for lab scientists.

• Facilitates innovation through literature reviews and integrating cutting-edge bioinformatics tools and technologies into data analysis.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Degree (required)*Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Science, or a related field

Essential:

• Familiarity with omics data processing and analysis pipelines (e.g. Nextflow).

• Understanding of bioinformatics methods and analysis of sequencing data.

• Programming skills in a common scripting language (e.g. R, Python).

• Experience using the Unix/Linux command line

• Good problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

​Desired:

• Experience working in cloud-based environments.

• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Knowledge of statistical analyses.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.