Scientist I/II, Bioinformatics

Your Impact at LILA 

Join us in shaping the future of science! We are seeking a bioinformaticist to join our data science team, where you’ll collaborate with software engineers, lab scientists, and machine learning engineers to build cutting-edge tools for automated scientific analysis and more. This role spans web services and data engineering, with a strong emphasis on Python development for scientific applications. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and bring best practices in git, development workflows, and user-centered design, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Be Building

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable NGS data processing pipelines (e.g., using Nextflow) for a variety of sequencing applications including whole-genome, RNA-seq, and targeted amplicon sequencing.


• Build and optimize single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) analysis workflows encompassing read alignment, quality control, doublet detection, normalization, dimensionality reduction, clustering, cell-type annotation, and differential gene expression analysis using tools such as Scanpy, Seurat, or CellRanger.


• Develop and maintain amplicon sequencing pipelines tailored to display technology platforms (e.g., phage display, yeast display, ribosome display), including variant calling, sequence enrichment analysis, clonal frequency tracking, and selection round-over-round comparisons.


• Perform downstream and integrative analyses such as gene set enrichment, trajectory/pseudotime inference, receptor-ligand interaction modeling, and multi-omic data integration as needed.Antibody domain knowledge (discoveryand/ordev of therapeutic antibodies)


• Align development with strategic goals, ensuring software supports broader organizational needs.


• Manage git repositories, team Jira board and Notion Hub, enforce best practices, assist lab scientists with use of new tools, and foster a collaborative development culture.


• Work directly with scientists to identify gaps and unmet needs, develop tailored software solutions for data management and automation.


• Support infrastructure as code and design efficient deployment strategies.


• Write clear, concise documentation for both engineers and end users.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Ph.D or Masters in bioinformatics or related field


• High-level proficiency in Python.


• Strong understanding of git best practices.


• Strong background in bioinformatics applications and common toolsets


• Acute listening skills and patience to deeply understand user challenges.


• Excellent problem-solving skills and team-first mentality.


• Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.


• Energetic self-starter and independent thinker, with strong attention to detail.


• Eager to work with highly skilled and dynamic teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and technical setting.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with workflow orchestration software (e.g. Flyte, NextFlow).


• Knowledge of modern developer tools (pydantic, pyright, uv).


• Understanding of Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and GitHub Actions.


• Familiarity with AWS fundamentals (e.g., RDS, EC2, S3, EKS).

About LILA

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.

LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.

Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.

We’re All In

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