Python Scientific Informatics Engineer

Our client, a leading global pharmaceutical company, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Bioinformatics Scientist to join their international research organization, driving innovation across multiple therapeutic areas. In this role, you will design, evaluate, and optimize computational methods for large-scale next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis, contributing directly to discovery and development programs. You will build robust, production-grade bioinformatics workflows for high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and cloud environments, collaborating closely with biologists, data scientists, and domain experts across Oncology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases \& Vaccines, Neuroscience, and Pharmacokinetics.

Experience the freedom of remote work from anywhere in Uzbekistan, whether it's the comfort of your home or our modern office in Tashkent.

Responsibilities

• Develop, benchmark, and optimize computational methods to analyze diverse NGS datasets
• Build and maintain scalable, automated bioinformatics pipelines for HPC and cloud-based execution
• Partner with interdisciplinary scientific teams to translate research needs into reproducible analytical workflows
• Evaluate and implement new algorithms, tools, and computational strategies to enhance data processing capabilities
• Produce clear technical documentation, reports, and scientific deliverables

Requirements

• PhD with 1\+ year of experience in bioinformatics, or MSc with 5\+ years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience processing NGS datasets (WGS, WES, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, single-cell, etc)
• Practical experience with workflow/pipeline scripting languages (e.g., Nextflow)
• Strong understanding of computational methods for alignment, assembly, variant detection, enrichment, or related genomics applications
• Familiarity with common bioinformatics file formats (FASTA, FASTQ, BAM, VCF, etc)
• Proficiency in Python, R, or C\+\+ within a Unix/Linux environment
• Experience with high-performance computing clusters and cloud computing platforms
• Ability to independently troubleshoot using documentation, GitHub, and online resources
• Proven scientific publication record
• Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and spoken English

Nice to have

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Singularity)
• Experience applying or optimizing machine learning tools in a bioinformatics context

We offer

• We connect like-minded people:

+ Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact

+ Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home

+ Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year

+ Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55\+ countries

+ Corporate and social events

• We invest in your growth:

+ Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs

+ Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS

+ Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Udemy

+ Free English classes with certified teachers

+ Discounts in local language schools, including offline courses for the Uzbek language

• We cover it all:

+ Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program

+ Medical \& family care package

+ Four trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)

+ Discounts for fitness clubs, dance schools and sports programs

+ Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)

EPAM Uzbekistan is a team of technologists and innovators united by technology. In 2019, we opened our first office in Tashkent. Since then, we’ve built a continuously learning organization that helps its employees reach their full potential and achieve professional goals through learning. Our agile methodologies, client collaboration frameworks, engineering excellence programs, and hybrid teams offer many career paths and development opportunities.