Senior Computational Microbiologist

---base:meta-keywords:meta-viewport: width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0title: Senior Computational Microbiologist--- Senior Computational Microbiologist=================================== **Title: Senior Computational Microbiologist** \- 100%**Start date:** 01\.01\.2027 (flexible)**Work location:** Wagistrasse 18, 8952 Schlieren**Work model:** 100% onsite At **CellX Biosolutions AG**, an innovative ETH spin\-off, we develop microbial solutions to **degrade persistent environmental pollutants** such as PFAS and pesticides. Our mission is to bring the world's first commercial bacterial solution for PFAS remediation from the lab into real\-world industrial application. **Role Overview**We are looking for a **Senior Computational Microbiologist** to build and lead our in\-house computational and molecular microbiology capability from the ground up. You will establish a mechanistic and metabolic understanding of how our bacterial strains and communities degrade PFAS and other persistent chemicals. You will translate this understanding into a computational pipeline that predicts strain performance and guides the rational design of synthetic microbial communities for specific use\-cases.This role bridges computation and experiment. You will work hands\-on with sequencing data (Illumina, Oxford Nanopore \& PacBio) as well as other omics and analytical data streams. You will also design the experiments that validate computational predictions in our strains. You will supervise a Laboratory Technician who supports wet\-lab and sequencing workflows. This is a senior, high\-impact, 100% onsite role with the freedom and responsibility to shape CellX's data\-inferred product development as we move from the lab to the field. **Main Responsibilities****Team leadership \& supervision*** Supervise and mentor our Laboratory Technician involved in the project, coordinating wet\-lab, cultivation, and sequencing workflows (Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, PacBio) to ensure high\-quality data for downstream analysis* Set priorities and quality standards for sample preparation, sequencing, and data handover between wet lab and bioinformatics**Bioinformatics pipeline development*** Design, build, and maintain an in\-house bioinformatics pipeline covering genome assembly, annotation, and comparative genomics from short\-read and long\-read sequencing data* Evaluate and integrate the best available tools and methods, including AI/ML approaches, for genome mining, functional annotation,...

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