Bioinformatics Pipeline Test Engineer: NGS QA & Automation

Posted 11 days ago

novasoftSan Diego (CA)

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)

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About the role

Novasoft in San Diego, CA is seeking a Bioinformatics Pipeline Test Engineer to validate NGS data pipelines and workflows. You’ll design tests for alignment, variant calling, and annotation, automate with Python, and ensure data quality across CI/CD and cloud environments. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in bioinformatics QA, hands-on with FASTQ/BAM/VCF, and familiarity with Nextflow or Snakemake. Join a collaborative team advancing production-quality genomics solutions.

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