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Bioinformatics multi-omics data expert 🧬

    Description

    Are you looking for a great job opportunity and fun at the workplace at the same time? Join our exciting interdisciplinary team working on cutting edge bioactive compounds (peptides) development for weed and disease control.

    Micropep was founded in 2016 in Toulouse, France, as a spin out from Toulouse University, a centre of excellence for AgriTech. The company has developed an innovative discovery platform for the development of novel peptide-based biological products for agriculture. It identifies and enhances the expression of naturally occurring, micro-RNA derived, regulatory peptides (miPEPs) that can transiently regulate the expression of plants' microRNAs and their targeted genes conferring resistance to pathogens and increasing plant health.

    Since 2018, micropep has raised €4M and €8.5M in Series A funding.

    Mission

    You will be part of the Target Discovery Platform.

    Working with data from omics technology platforms including genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and physiological/biochemical pathways, you will create and develop computational solutions to help the team drive the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the peptides discovered at Micropep. 

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Curating, analyzing and synthetizing omics data regarding species of interest for micropep

    • Annotating genomes of interest

    • Developing multi-omics approaches to promote the discovery of novel peptides

    • Proposing new sequencing projects and technologies suited to micropep’s needs

    • Industrializing and developing bioinformatics software tools/pipelines, interpreting and integrating large scale biological data 

    • Developing and maintain omics and knowledge database

    • Implementing quality control and data quality monitoring procedures 

    Profil

    QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

    • M.S. required (PhD preferred) in computational biology or a related field.

    • 3+ years’ experience in omics data analysis

    • Experience in assembling transcriptomes and/or genomes of plants

    • Experience in transcriptome annotation in plants

    • Experience in using publicly available bioinformatics software

    • Experience in pipeline development to standardize and automate analysis

    REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

    • Programming: in python, java

    • Proficiency in using Linux operating system and the command-line

    • Proficiency in using a version-management system like git

    • Knowledge of AWS or another cloud-provider is highly appreciated

    • Knowledge of standard bioinformatics tools, databases

    • Familiarity with the biological data formats (Fasta, Fastq, GFF, …)

    DESIRED COMPETENCIES

    • Good organization skills and good optimization of the working environment

    • Ability to manage multiple projects and overlapping deadlines

    • Natural ability for problem-solving

    • Good communication skills, both written and verbal (English mandatory)

    • Autonomy

    • Rigor

    • Team spirit: you will be part of a Scrum team

    CONDITIONS

    • Compensation: based on experience

    • Location: Auzeville Tolosane, France or homeworking EU

    • To know more about Micropep, check our website: micro-pep.com

    CV, motivation letters and references must be sent with the reference TGT-2022-OmicsEngineer