Bioinformatician Research Scientist (W/M)

Following recent investments in high-throughput microbial screening and genome editing platforms, the Lesaffre Institute for Science and Technology (LIST) seeks to expand its capacity in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics.

As a Bioinformatician Research Associate, you will join the Biodata Center of Excellence. Our mission is to accelerate the development of Lesaffre products by leveraging multi-omics data and artificial intelligence. Our expertise spans diverse domains such as bioinformatics, comparative genomics and transcriptomics, metabolic engineering, high-dimensional statistics and deep learning. We act as an innovation enabler and catalyst, working in close collaborations with the various Business Units of Lesaffre and the other LIST Centers of Excellence, on a great variety of projects.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Develop advanced bioinformatics methods and tools:
  • Design and maintain databases, data storage systems, and data management processes to ensure the integrity and accessibility of biological data.
  • Develop and optimize bioinformatics scripts, tools and pipelines to automate and streamline data analysis workflows.
  • Provide expertise in next-generation sequencing and microbial genomics to implement state-of-the-art bioinformatics pipelines and comparative genomics approaches.
• Increase team expertise in data and software engineering:
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of good practices for bioinformatics data analysis and management.
  • Provide training and support to other team members on the use of bioinformatics tools, software, and computational workflows.
• Contribute to Lesaffre Projects:
  • Participate in the design and execution of research projects.
  • Develop close collaborations within cross-functional teams to define appropriate design of experiments and meaningful data analysis strategies.
  • Interpret the results of your analyses to gain insights into our microbial strains and/or fermentation processes.
  • Communicate research findings, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ensure Operational Excellence:
  • Deliver timely results to meet project deadlines.
  • Provide high-quality reporting on project contributions.
  • Develop robust and documented software components to ensure traceability and reproducibility of your analyses.
  • Valorize the outcome of your work through publications and patents.

This role requires a combination of advanced bioinformatics and scientific software development skills, a collaborative mindset, and a focus on operational excellence to drive impactful outcomes for Lesaffre.