Bioinformatics Engineer

Job Title: Bioinformatician

Department: AI & Data Science

Location: Vapi Gujarat.

Company: Nuvo AI Pvt Ltd (A Meril Group Company)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Bioinformatician to support our AI-driven healthcare initiatives. The ideal candidate will bridge biology and data science — validating AI outputs, enhancing training datasets, and ensuring biological accuracy across models.

This role requires deep expertise in genomics databases, bioinformatics tools, and ontology mapping to achieve our target of <1% error rate in biological validations.

Key Responsibilities

• Validate AI-generated biological outputs for accuracy and consistency.
• Build and curate high-quality training datasets to improve model performance.
• Map and normalize ontologies across various biological databases.
• Collaborate with AI engineers and data scientists to interpret and refine biological datasets.
• Identify and resolve biological edge cases through domain expertise.
• Ensure data and annotation compliance with industry standards and regulatory expectations.

Required Technical Skills

• Databases: OMIM, Ensembl, OpenTargets, GEO, ArrayExpress, GeneCards, etc.
• Tools & Frameworks: Bioconductor, Galaxy, bioinformatics pipelines.
• Expertise in: Ontology mapping, data normalization, and annotation consistency.
• Strong understanding of genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics data formats.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biotechnology, or related field .
• 2–6 years of experience in applied bioinformatics or biomedical data validation.
• Prior experience collaborating with AI/ML teams preferred.