Are you a **bioinformatician** at the beginning of your career, eager to learn, grow professionally, and work in a technically complex environment? Do you enjoy working with genomic data, learning new tools, and contributing to solutions that will be part of a strategic national project? Then this position may be right for you. The Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (Cidacs/Fiocruz Bahia) is recruiting a **Junior Bioinformatician** to work on the Pilot of the National Genomic Data Repository of the **Genomas Brasil Program**, a priority initiative of the Brazilian Ministry of Health/DECIT. You will join a multidisciplinary team responsible for building the technical, methodological, and architectural foundation that will give rise to the **national repository integrating genomic, phenotypic, and clinical data** from projects funded by DECIT. Your role will be strategic: you will define architectures, implement and validate modern pipelines on HPC infrastructure, establish quality standards for sequences and metadata, and lead the publication of catalogs, ontologies, and versioning and reproducibility schemas — following GA4GH standards and global best practices. This position is **fully remote or on-site**, at the CIDACS headquarters located at Parque Tecnológico da Bahia – Edifício Tecnocentro, Rua Mundo 121, Trobogy. **Responsibilities and duties** * **Support in designing and implementing bioinformatics pipelines**: Collaborate in developing and executing reproducible pipelines (pre-processing, alignment, variant calling), using containers and learning international best practices (GATK Best Practices, nf-core), always under supervision from more experienced team members. * **Support in defining QC metrics and dashboards**: Assist the team in assessing sequence quality (FASTQ/BAM/VCF) and clinical-phenotypic metadata, helping calculate metrics, organize reports, and perform initial identification of potential inconsistencies. * **Assistance in automation routines**: Contribute to creating and maintaining automated routines for data ingestion and validation, following existing team models, scripts, and frameworks, with emphasis on standardization and efficiency. * **Support in consolidating catalogs and metadata**: Participate in organizing and updating variant and metadata catalogs, assisting with indexing, versioning, and harmonizing information according to recognized ontologies and standards. * **Collaboration in drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)**: Help prepare technical documents, guides, and templates, contributing to process standardization and reproducibility, under guidance from the technical team. * **Participation in documenting processes and pipelines**: Assist in creating and maintaining documentation for implemented solutions, ensuring clarity, organization, and support for team workflows, thereby enhancing traceability and future process evolution. **Requirements and qualifications** \- **MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:** \- *******EDUCATION:*** * Completed undergraduate degree in Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or related fields; OR graduate specialization/master’s degree in areas related to genomics, computational biology, or biomedical data analysis. ***EXPERIENCE:*** * Minimum one year of prior experience in bioinformatics (academic projects, scientific initiation, internships, research assistantships, undergraduate theses, participation in labs or research groups). * Basic experience with bioinformatics pipelines or steps (pre-processing, alignment, variant calling). * Participation in academic or professional projects or activities involving genomic, exome, or panel data. ***TECHNICAL SKILLS:*** * Initial knowledge of Nextflow and/or WDL/Cromwell, with willingness to deepen understanding and gain hands-on experience. * Familiarity with essential tools: BWA, samtools/bcftools, Picard, FastQC—even if applied only in academic contexts. * Interest and basic understanding of biomedical ontologies (HPO, SNOMED, OMOP) or clinical metadata. * Initial experience with containers (Docker or Singularity/Apptainer). * Basic knowledge of genomic data QC and curation (e.g., use of FastQC, MultiQC). * Basic knowledge of Linux environments and Shell Script. * Familiarity with Git and code versioning. * Interest in learning about HPC execution (SLURM, job queues, quotas). ***INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:*** * Strong organizational ability and commitment to continuous learning. * Analytical mindset and scientific curiosity. * Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams. * Clear communication and openness to receiving technical guidance. \- **DESIRED BUT NOT MANDATORY:** \- ***ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:*** * Introductory knowledge of GA4GH standards (e.g., having read or used Phenopackets, DUO, htsget). * Prior experience with tools for collecting and organizing clinical/phenotypic data (e.g., REDCap). * Basic or intermediate English proficiency for reading technical documentation. ***PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:*** * Academic publications, posters, or presentations at scientific conferences. * Participation in competitions, hackathons, or advanced bioinformatics courses. **Additional information** **ABOUT THE PROJECT:** Over the next 24 months, we will transform thousands of scattered genomic sequences into a living, secure, and interoperable national repository—with Nextflow/WDL pipelines running on HPC infrastructure, rigorous quality control, and harmonized metadata. We are building the first pilot of the National Genomic Repository, integrating genomic, phenotypic, and clinical data from projects funded by DECIT/MS, laying the groundwork for public health research, genomic surveillance, and precision medicine. We seek curious, highly technical individuals committed to open science and the ethical use of sensitive data—people who want to contribute to one of the country’s most strategic initiatives in human genomics. **ABOUT CIDACS:** CIDACS is a pioneering center for data integration, focused on understanding, studying, and evaluating the health conditions of the Brazilian population through Big Data. Our work supports public health managers, researchers, and the broader community, contributing to improving lives. If, like us, you are passionate about technology and innovation, join our team. Here, you will find a welcoming environment conducive to development and innovation, filled with professionals from diverse academic backgrounds united by a common purpose. Here you will find: * A welcoming and collaborative environment; * Highly qualified, multidisciplinary professionals; * State-of-the-art infrastructure (HPC, secure data lake, Trusted Research Environment); * Encouragement of innovation, continuous training, and scientific autonomy. If you are passionate about bioinformatics, automation, and complex challenges, join us in this mission. Bring your talent and commitment—and become part of this team! For more information about Cidacs, visit: www.cidacs.bahia.fiocruz.br Cidacs conducts studies and research based on interdisciplinary projects stemming from the linkage of large-scale datasets to expand understanding of social and environmental determinants and policies affecting population health.