Bioinformatics Research Scientist III

Overview

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more.

At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all.

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The Bioinformatics Research Scientist III will work closely with fellow scientists to innovate next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications, enabled by oligonucleotide design, chemistry, analysis software, or other technologies. In this role, you will develop novel algorithms and pipelines, provide data analysis support to collaborators, and be a key contributor to the product development team.

This position reports to the Director of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and is part of the Bioinformatics Team located in Sunnyvale, CA or Coralville, IA. It is an on-site role.

• Design, develop and implement novel algorithms and data analysis workflows
• Collaborate with internal and external researchers to develop novel chemistry, enzymes, and oligonucleotide designs
• Contribute to the development of cutting-edge technologies that support genomics research, disease diagnosis, and epidemiological tracking
• Prepare and deliver scientific presentations to collaborators and at professional conferences

• Bachelor’s degree (in Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field) with 5+ years of relevant work experience;
  Master’s with 3+ years of relevant work experience; a PhD in a relevant field
• Some hands-on experience in NGS bioinformatics, which might include methods development, software implementation, or workflow design
• Foundational knowledge of genomics and computational biology
• Proficiency with Python, Linux OS, NGS bioinformatics tools (e.g., minimap2, Pandas/Polars, etc) and genomics databases (e.g., Ref Seq, UCSC, Clin Var, etc)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly and efficiently summarize complex scientific topics

Ability to travel to other IDT sites or scientific conferences.

• Publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals
• Familiarity with statistical analysis methods and their application in biological research
• Hands-on experience developing with a workflow language, such as snakemake, nextflow, CWL, or AWS Batch
• Use of large language models (LLMs) like Claude to accelerate coding, documentation, or other tasks
• Development of AI applications (e.g., heuristic, machine learning, deep learning)
• Experience analyzing oncology biomarkers, DNA methylation, RNA-seq, or long read sequencing data

IDT, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $100,000 - $117,000. This is the range…