Bioinformatician (12 Month Contract)

Are you a Bioinformatician who’s eager to learn and contribute to team goals, no matter the scope or nature of the task? Do you thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and adapt easily to shifting business priorities?

If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, join the SOPHiA GENETICS Pipeline Development Team as our Bioinformatician, and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide. 

This role is a hybrid opportunity, requiring 3 days onsite our corporate office in Rolle, CH.

Our Mission

We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare and our cloud-native AI powered SOPHiA DDM Platform makes that vision a reality on a daily basis. You will have direct input to our mission to democratize data-driven medicine for the ultimate benefit of cancer and rare disease patients across the globe.

Your Mission

As our Bioinformatician, you will contribute to the development, optimization, and scaling of tools and algorithms that support variant calling and clinical interpretation of genomic data, helping us deliver precision diagnostics at scale. Please note: this role does not involve machine learning development.

The vale you bring

• Contribute to develop, test and document tools and algorithms for the detection and annotation of genomic variants. 

• Contribute to improve the efficiency, reproducibility, and scalability of our development processes. 

• Contribute to expand the testing and documentation coverage of existing tools and algorithms.

• Masters in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Human Genetics, or a related field, with relevant experience in data analysis and/or algorithm development. 

• Proficient in Python, Git, and Bash.  

• Proficiency in C++ or R is a plus 

• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments, bioinformatics workflows, parallelization, and containerization (e.g., Docker). 

• Experience with NGS data analysis is a plus 

• Experience with modern software development practices, including CI/CD, unit testing, code reviews, and reproducible research principles. 
• Effective communication and collaboration skills in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment.
• Willingness to be coached and learn from more experienced members of the team. 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic setting, with the flexibility to adapt to shifting business priorities. 

You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.

•  Business recognition and accolades include: 

• World’s most innovative companies (Top 10)
• World’s smartest companies (Top 50) 
• 100 Best Places to Work in Boston 
• Top 10 European Tech Startup
• Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch
• Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch

Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:

• Sickness and Accident coverage through Helsana
• Meal Vouchers at 90CHF PM with our partner cafeteria
• A fun and engaging work environment, with Rest & Entertainment space, full stocked free coffee machine and free fruit
• Free parking in an easy to access location
• A strong social committee whose purpose is to make SOPHiA GENETICs both enjoyable as well as rewarding
• As our global HQ, you’ll have direct interaction and exposure to senior leadership and our executive team locally

Our DNA

Like the strands of DNA itself, SOPHiA GENETICS and the team are deeply interconnected and reliant on each other to deliver. There are common threads across the team. Things that bind us together. Those things are Relentless Curious; Resilient & Nimble and Fearlessly Adventurous 

Our Virtues

At SOPHiA GENETICS we established our 7 Virtues to clarify how our principles show up each day through action.

We decide; We do; We Collaborate; We Innovate; We Empower; We Adapt and We Learn

At the centre of our Virtues is our Mantra, We Care, which provides a constant reminder of the compassionate, benevolent, and hopeful nature of our mission and how it should be threaded through each of our Virtues and everything we do.

Learn more about our DNA and Virtues on our Careers portal

The Process 

Apply now with your CV and any supporting information. 

Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholders from across the business. If you need additional support for accessibility, please contact our TA team for assistance.

We appreciate the value external partners can bring, but we operate a direct-hiring model and we are not looking to utilize agency support at this time. All hiring is controlled by Talent Acquisition, potential partners should liaise through TA and not our hiring teams please.

Start Date: ASAP 

Location: Rolle, CH

Contract: Temporary, 12 Month Contract