Company Description
ABL S.A. (ABL - https://www.ablsa.com) is the mother company of ABL Diagnostics which is a worldwide leading international company offering innovative and proprietary molecular biology assays and end-to-end solutions intended to be used for molecular detection by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) – UltraGene® and for genotyping through DNA sequencing – DeepChek® (a very sensitive, robust and sustainable technology allowing precise identification of relevant genomic variations like single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), amino-acid mutations, quasispecies like variants of concern, already published or which will be discovered in the future, with known impact on disease prognosis, drug efficacy, pathogen activity…).
Job Description
ABL and ABL Diagnostics are looking for a bioinformatician to join the Bioinformatics team and help develop our web-based software for analysing DNA sequencing data (Sanger and NGS) in the context of infectious diseases (virology, microbiology).
The Bioinformatics team regularly supports and interacts with other departments in the company (R&D, Field Application Scientists, Regulatory) and frequently with clients to provide Level 2 support.
We are looking for a bioinformatician with experience analysing DNA sequencing data and basic understanding of NGS sequencing platforms and protocols, and that feels comfortable interacting with people from different knowledge backgrounds.
This position is open for our office in Luxembourg. Proficiency in both French and English required.
Qualifications
Desired skills and experience
- Master’s degree, preferably in Bioinformatics.
- Familiarity with DNA sequencing techniques and protocols, particularly NGS technologies.
- Experience with DNA sequencing data analysis: quality control, sequence alignment, variant calling, phylogeny reconstruction…
- Proficiency with Python and basic knowledge of Perl, R and Bash.
- Experience working in Linux OS.
- Proficiency with French and English.
- A good background knowledge in a couple of the following areas will be highly valued: genetics, genomics, microbiology, statistics.
Additional Information
We are looking for someone
- Rigorous and organized
- With good communication skills
- Able to interact with people with different scientific backgrounds