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Software Engineer* Personalized Computational Genomics
Mainz, Germany | full time | hybrid | Job ID: 6000
BioNTech is seeking a highly talented and motivated computer scientist to support the development of our personalized cancer vaccine platform. With BioNTech you will become a global expert in this exciting cutting edge new field. If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic about translational science and interested in supporting the implementation of personalized cancer immunotherapies don’t hesitate to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Your main responsibilities are:
- Responsibility for software engineering of key parts of our personalized cancer vaccine platform, helping improve our code and adapting it, when needed, to changing clinical requirements
- Improve the runtime performance of our infrastructure using advanced synchronization strategies, parallel processing (e.g., MPI) and GPUs
- Responsibility for validation and deployment of clinical and academic releases of our software
- Help support and improve our cloud-based infrastructure
- Support developing, optimizing, and testing innovative bioinformatic methods for our personalized cancer vaccine platform and assist in data analysis
- Support joint team projects, become a source of knowledge on all software-related issues for the team and help improve our team’s software infrastructure and its documentation
- Develop expertise in cancer genomics, help create datasets and analyze them using state-of-the-art bioinformatic tools
- Support publishing our research in scientific journals
What you have to offer:
- PhD degree in computer science with a strong background in software engineering, NGS and bioinformatics
- Expert-level knowledge in Java, Python, high performance computing (SLURM experience), cloud computing, parallel computing methods, GPUs, and devops tools such as version control, unit testing, and continuous integration and deployment methods
- Strong sense of ownership and responsibility for your work, a systematic approach to problem solving and a commitment to delivering high-quality code
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent command of English
Your Benefits:
It's our priority to support you:
- Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account
- Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
- Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
- Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
- Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
- Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare
Apply now - We look forward to your application!
Apply to our Mainz, Germany location by sending us your documents via the application-button. For any questions, contact our talent acquisition team on: + 49 (0) 6781 9855 211 (Monday-Friday from 12 PM to 4 PM CET).
Job ID 6000 (please always specify if you have any questions)
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