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Bioinformatician

Job in Winnipeg, Manitoba, A3C, Canada
Listing for: BugSeq
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-09
Job specializations:
  • Research/Development
    Data Scientist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 95000 - 125000 CAD Yearly CAD 95000.00 125000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Bug Seq Bioinformatics is empowering clinical and public health microbiology laboratories to adopt DNA/RNA sequencing and transform diagnostic microbiology. We build Bug Seq, an automated analysis platform that takes raw data and produces actionable reports, elucidating microbes and their complexities. Bug Seq services many of the biggest hospital networks and public health labs globally.

We are looking for a talented bioinformatician to design and evaluate novel tools, algorithms and pipelines for our platform, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance. We are looking for developers who are excited about launching new products and features into production, can work autonomously, leverage data to inform decisions, and don't back down from the challenges of scale. Our ideal candidate has experience building bioinformatic tools from the ground up, analysing big data and publishing results in the peer‑reviewed literature.

Job responsibilities

Design and develop core features for a bioinformatics platform that is truly first of its kind

Author scientific papers, blog posts and marketing material validating our analyses and comparing them to alternative methods

Incorporate user feedback to design and build a better product

Identify new technologies and best practices for our growing team

You'll be working with modern technologies like Python, Nextflow, Docker, Conda, AWS, etc.

Required skills

You have completed a degree in bioinformatics, computational biology or a related field

You are a self‑starter who can prioritize what to work on and fully design, build and write tests for new analysis functionality

You have a few years of experience doing bioinformatics analyses

You have authored or contributed to several bioinformatics papers

Experience with antimicrobial resistance data, including both genotype and phenotype

You strongly believe in high code quality, automated testing and other engineering best practices

You are comfortable learning new technologies and systems

Salary range:  $95,000 – 125,000

Location:

This job is offered remotely but you must be located within Canada.

Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

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