Bioinformatician
Full Time (40 h/w)
Klosterneuburg near Vienna, Austria / Home Office possible
EUR 53,000* gross/year - position limited until 31.10.2026 (care leave replacement)
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Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute for conducting world-class research in mathematics, computer science, life sciences & physical sciences. We strive to recruit passionate professionals from across the world over all fields who strive to support our goal of excellent research. Located within a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer multiple opportunities for personal growth in a stable working environment. Get an insight!
Your responsibilities
As Bioinformatician you will act as a bridge between research questions and reliable computational solutions within our Scientific Computing team. You help researchers by building reproducible workflows, advising on best practices, and contributing to a shared ecosystem of tools and standards (HPC, containers, workflow engines, code review, and data management).
- Partner with researchers to translate biological questions into well-scoped computational analyses and deliver actionable results
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve bioinformatics workflows across domains such as genomics, transcriptomics, single-cell, metagenomics, and proteomics obtained from a broad variety of model organisms
- Productionize analyses using workflow systems (e.g., Snakemake / Nextflow), with strong practices around version control, testing, documentation, reproducibility, and traceability
- Scale workflows on HPC/cluster environments (Linux, Slurm) and optimize runtime, memory consumption, and storage efficiency
- Strengthen reproducibility through containers (Docker/Singularity/Apptainer), environment management (e.g., conda/mamba), and clear provenance/metadata practices
- Build robust, well-documented software tools--primarily in Python and R
- Translate complex experimental datasets into clear, interpretable visualizations and reports for diverse audiences
- Work closely with experimental scientists to support data analysis, interpretation, and decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify methodological, technical, or workflow shortcomings in analyses and pipelines; propose and implement improvements in strategy, automation, tooling, and reporting
- Support and train users and contribute to a culture of shared best practices
Your profile
- University degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field (MSc or PhD)
- Hands-on experience analyzing biological datasets (NGS or other high-throughput data) and familiarity with common bioinformatic tools
- Ability to build customized data-processing workflows from raw data to final visualization/reporting
- Strong skills in Python and/or R and comfort writing maintainable code
- Solid working knowledge of Linux and HPC experience (e.g. Slurm)
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset: you enjoy partnering with others and sharing knowledge
Your benefits
- Education & training
- Cafeteria
- Childcare
- Free shuttle bus
- Multiple health offers
- Pension insurance
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Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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