Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Job Overview

Waters Advanced Diagnostics business is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to join a highly multidisciplinary team developing new infectious disease diagnostic technologies. The role will develop new methods and tools for data analysis and interpretation, including translating data into clinically actionable decision algorithms to support our customers and patients.

• Innovate, develop, train and validate automated algorithms to translate extensive microbiological datasets into clinically actionable decisions.
• Collaborate to develop descriptive models and metrics from instrument platform data to enable exploratory data analysis and decision algorithm training.
• Support project team activities by developing and maintaining algorithm and data analysis pipelines that collect, process, analyze, and display experimental data.
• Collaborate with clinical and project teams to plan and analyze studies, experiments, and surveys; use statistics fundamentals to support and facilitate strategic decision making for management and project teams.
• Program, document, and validate software code to execute data handling tasks, perform data analysis and produce data visualization results.
• Assist teams with identifying design risks and work to implement process improvement initiatives as a member of the R&D systems engineering and bioinformatics team.
• Serve as statistics and informatics subject‑matter expert, mentor, and teacher to cross‑functional teams.
• Present analyses and interpretations to internal and external customers.
• Provide data analysis deliverables for projects to meet schedules and goals.
• Review and/or prepare formal written reports/documents for distribution within and outside the department.

• Education:
  • Required:
    
    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Bioinformatics, Statistics or a related field.
  • Preferred:
    Master’s degree in the same disciplines.
• Required Experience:
  • 3+ years of equivalent experience.
  • Proficiency with Python, R, or similar data scripting/programming language.
  • Demonstrated database management skills and familiarity with SQL.
  • Strong communication skills to discuss data, modeling, and analysis with technical and non‑technical audiences.
  • High degree of professionalism, customer focus, and organizational skills.
  • Self‑motivated learner.
• Preferred Experience:
  • Prior experience working within a regulated device or healthcare industry.
  • Coursework or experience in statistics fundamentals.
  • Ability to interpret project‑level requirements and develop programming specifications.
  • Experience with software production and test management tools.
  • Demonstrable scientific experimental design and data science experience.
  • Clear understanding of fundamentals of biological sciences, specifically biology or biochemistry.
  • Knowledge in clinical microbiology is a plus.

USA, MD - Sparks – 7 Loveton Circle. Minimum of 4 days in‑office presence per week is required.

Salary Range: $95,900.00 – $ USD Annual.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.