Bioinformatics Specialist I – (3035102)

Job ID: 3035102
Job date: 2017-03-15
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Company : Massachusetts General Hospital 

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Job Description:
The candidate should be highly trained and have substantial experience in genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, human population genetics, biostatistics, or a related field. He or she should have experience analyzing high-throughput genomic datasets derived from microarray and/or other high-throughput technologies (e.g., experience with GWAS, gene expression, ChIP-Seq, ChIP-chip, or CNVs) and skills in some of the following programming languages (R / Bioconductor, Matlab, SQL, SAS, Perl, Python, Java, or C/C++). A solid understanding of genetics is a plus. Because our work involves multiple collaborators, a good balance between independence and team spirit is essential, and effective communication skills are necessary.

The position offers a stimulating and multi-disciplinary environment. There are multiple possibilities for interaction with other researchers at the MGH, MIT, and the Broad Institute.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Design and organize databases for systems-biology based projects.

-Responsible for the design, execution, and interpretation of systems biology experiments.

-Contribute to QA/QC of data to prepare datasets for analysis.

-Interfaces with team members to accomplish group projects in addition to primary project.

-Interfaces with collaborators to prepare, analyze, and interpret data.

-Writes new code as needed to enhance the rapidly evolving set of analysis methods for high throughput data sets -Displays initiative and independence in accomplishing all duties and responsibilities.

-Prepares summary reports of data and results for dissemination to colleagues and collaborators. Both technical summaries and documents for a wider scientific audience will be generated.

-Directly responds to inquiries regarding projects being managed. Produces subsets of data for distribution to collaborators as approved by the principal investigators.

-All other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises the analysis of graduate students, postdocs, and other researchers at The Ragon Institute as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Will work from a computational cubicle and will travel as needed to execute projects.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 2 or more years of demonstrated bioinformatics or computational biology experience.

SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

-Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.

-Skills with handling and analyzing microarray expression data.

-Programming experience in R / Bioconductor, Matlab, SQL, Perl, Python, Java, or C/C++.

-Understanding of statistical issues with the analysis of genomic data.

-Ability to work independently and display initiative within a team environment.


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EEO Statement:

Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. Applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

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