Siemens Healthineers develops innovations that support better patient outcomes with greater efficiencies, giving providers the confidence they need to meet the clinical, operational and financial challenges of a changing healthcare landscape. With 45,000 employees Siemens Healthineers is one of the world’s largest suppliers of technology to the healthcare industry. As a global leader in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, and healthcare information technology, we have a keen understanding of the entire patient care continuum — from prevention and early detection to diagnosis and treatment.

The Technology Center department occupies a special position within Siemens Healthineers. It functions as an international network of expertise and as a global partner for technology and innovations. Through its R&D activities across the globe, Technology Center helps secure the company’s technological future and bolster its competitiveness.

The In-vitro Diagnostics and Bioscience Research Group of Siemens Healthineers Technology Center in Bangalore, India is looking to recruit candidate who has a keen interest and passion to do interdisciplinary research and development in the areas of computational modeling and biology. This person will be involved in hands-on development of computational methods for analyzing genomic data. The ideal candidate would combine knowledge of bioinformatics and genomic analysis with a strong interest in development of computational methods to understand clinical data.

Masters degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or another related discipline with a substantial ​‘omics data analysis part. PhD is a plus.

• You have been successfully working with microbial high throughput data for at least 3 years. Demonstration of skills in form of publications is a plus.
• Experience in metagenomics and analysis of different sequencing technology data is preferred. Experience with other high-throughput analysis methods is a plus.
• Fluent in analysis of biological data in R, Python or Perl or similar scientific programming environment. Experience in Java or C is a plus.
• Knowledge to implement databases and you have extensive experience in working with microbial Knowledge Databases
• Ability to work and administrate Linux-based OS is a plus
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and a good understanding of business contexts and markets — ideally with initial experience in an industrial environment
• Strong problem solving ability & analytical skills
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills
• Creative, self-directed, and a team player with an ability to take ownership and accountability of assigned tasks

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