Perl & Python Developer

For 15 years Info-Tech has worked with customers across industries including food and nutrition, private banking, luxury goods and electronics. We are a Swiss company, and believe that proximity to our partners adds value to the services we provide. Developing close relationships with our customers and our consultants, we provide professional, efficient and flexible services. We succeed because of the trust and respect that we have built with our customers over the years.

For a major international client near to Lausanne, we are looking for a:

PERL & PYTHON DEVELOPER

To develop bioinformatic pipelines to process raw data received from DNA sequencing machines and create results files for further analysis by statisticians.

Responsibilities will include:

- Develop scripts
- Test against live system using test data
- Convert existing bioinformatic scripts to Python/Perl
- Understand the KBASE system at Univ of Chicago (training will be provided)
- Work with bioinformaticiens to develop new pipelines based on their specification
- Debug/optimise solutions

Candidates must be able to demonstrate:

- PERL and Python coding skills
- Experience of working with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Experience with MongoDB database systems
- Experience with MySQL data
- An understanding of bioinformatics and/or Life Sciences

THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION WITH AN INTERNATIONAL CLIENT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. THE CLIENT IS LOCATED MINUTES FROM LAKE GENEVA, ON THE SWISS RIVIERA AND CLOSE TO LAUSANNE. INFO-TECH WILL PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT THROUGH YOUR RELOCATION IF YOU ARE WORKING IN SWITZERLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME.