Bioinformatics Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Build and maintain Python-based pipelines for biological, biomedical, imaging, sequencing, microscopy, behavioral, or lab operations datasets Clean, normalize, validate, and document research data from internal systems, public sources, instruments, and vendor files Develop reproducible notebooks, scripts, dashboards, and internal tools for scientific analysis, ML experimentation, and model evaluation Apply machine learning, computer vision, or image-analysis methods to experimental datasets where they improve measurement, classification, segmentation, tracking, or quality control Work with scientists and product teams to translate research questions into structured datasets, analysis plans, and usable outputs Document assumptions, data sources, quality checks, and workflow changes so analyses can be repeated and reviewed Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Data Science, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, or a related field, OR equivalent practical experience Strong Python skills and comfort working with structured and semi-structured scientific data Experience with data cleaning, exploratory analysis, reproducible notebooks, scripts, model evaluation, and version-controlled workflows Hands-on experience with machine learning, computer vision, image analysis, or applied AI in a scientific or technical setting Ability to explain technical findings clearly to scientific and non-technical teammates Ability to work full-time in the Glenview, IL office Preferred Qualifications Experience with pandas, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, OpenCV, R, SQL, workflow automation, or cloud data tools Experience with biological, biomedical, genomics, microscopy, imaging, behavioral, video, or lab automation datasets Experience with segmentation, tracking, classification, feature extraction, signal processing, or multimodal scientific data Familiarity with statistical analysis, quality control, metadata standards, assay data, or scientific instrumentation Comfort building practical internal tools rather than only one-off analyses Compensation: base salary is $45,000-$55,000, commensurate with experience, plus eligibility for a discretionary year-end bonus. Current benefits for full-time employees include paid time off and sick leave under company policy.