Associate Bioinformatics Scientist II

NGS | Multi-Omics | AI/ML | Computational Biology📍 Location: South Plainfield, NJ🏢 Company: Admera Health💼 Position: Bioinformatics Scientist Admera Health is hiring a Bioinformatics Scientist to join our growing Bioinformatics team in South Plainfield, NJ.We are looking for a motivated, technically skilled scientist with expertise in next-generation sequencing (NGS), multi-omics data analysis, and computational pipeline development. The ideal candidate will have strong programming and analytical skills, hands-on experience with bioinformatics workflows, and an interest in applying artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to advance genomics research.🧬 About Admera HealthAdmera Health – Entering the ADvanced Molecular ERAAdmera Health is a genomic and bioinformatics research services company supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, and clinical research clients from early discovery through translational and clinical research. Our expertise spans genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and advanced bioinformatics. With a comprehensive portfolio of advanced sequencing platforms, including Illumina, Complete Genomics, PacBio, and Ultima Genomics, we provide integrated sequencing and bioinformatics solutions for diverse scientific and clinical research applications. We are expanding our bioinformatics capabilities, with a particular focus on AI-driven analytics, scalable computational workflows, and advanced multi-omics data integration.💻 Key ResponsibilitiesNGS & Multi-Omics Analysis Perform routine and advanced bioinformatics analyses for WGS, WES, RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and long-read sequencing projects. Develop customized analytical approaches to address challenging scientific questions and client-specific requirements. AI/ML & Bioinformatics Innovation Research, evaluate, and implement AI/ML-based tools and analytical pipelines. Explore applications of AI/ML in genomics, quality control, workflow automation, and multi-omics data interpretation. Identify opportunities to improve analytical accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. Pipeline Development & Computational Infrastructure Develop, optimize, and maintain reproducible workflows using Nextflow, Snakemake, nf-core, or similar frameworks. Deploy and support bioinformatics pipelines across local Linux systems, SLURM-based HPC clusters, and AWS cloud environments. Collaborate with IT teams to improve computing infrastructure and workflow performance. Maintain documentation, version control, and reproducibility standards. Scientific & Client Collaboration Collaborate with wet-lab scientists, project managers, and clients to translate research objectives into computational solutions. Evaluate technical feasibility, define analytical requirements, and provide realistic project timelines. Interpret results, troubleshoot analytical challenges, and communicate scientific findings clearly.