DIRECTOR OF BIOINFORMATICS

Posted on by Charlie Johnson
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Job date: 2014-10-23
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Company : Caprion 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:

In this role as Director of Bioinformatics (BI), reporting to the Vice-President, Scientific Operations, you will lead Caprion’s bioinformatics/statistics group and will be a team player with leadership skills and experience.

Responsibilities:
  • Overall team supervision ;
  • Team development including individual team member coaching, goal setting, technical mentorship and enforcement of best practices;
  • Developing and implementing workflows as well as tools to process and manage data in an effective and timely manner;
  • Organizing and leading the team to ensure a robust and scalable platform;
  • Developing and implementing training programs for staff to build an environment of high performance;
  • Providing accurate estimation of bioinformatics/statistics effort for projects based on scope of work;
  • Proper allocation of resources to staff projects appropriately;
  • Directing the work of staff applying bioinformatics/statistical tools;
  • Collaborating with Study Directors and Process Leaders to ensure that project objectives are met and are completed on time;
  • Ensuring effective communication within and across teams as well as Caprion sites (Menlo Park and Montreal);
  • Keeping abreast of new bioinformatics/statistical tools and software for proteomic analysis;
  • Recommending new systems and processes to improve current proteomic platform;
  • Testing new and updated bioinformatics/statistical tools and software;
  • Collaborating with software developers in the development and modification of commercial bioinformatics software;
  • Developing and delivering presentations and updates for senior management and Caprion customers;
Requirements:
  • The qualified individual will possess a Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science or related field, along with 5+ years of experience in the Bioinformatics field and 3+ years of direct management experience in life sciences.
  • Direct experience with “Omics” data analysis is an asset and knowledge of biomarkers and clinical drug development is a plus.
  • Works closely with business management and charting a cogent Bioinformatics strategy at the scientific level, including designing the enabling technology/information management solutions and leading their successful execution.
  • You should have the ability to integrate different perspectives and deliver enterprise-wide strategic impact; with a successful track record in a sophisticated technology organization, preferably in a research-intensive and entrepreneurial environment.
  • You need a broad business and scientific perspective, not just technical knowledge;
  • Excellent problem solving abilities, communication and interpersonal skills; a keen ability to lead and motivate and superb management and strategic planning skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple short and long-term projects of varying complexity with flexibility in a dynamic environment where priorities are changing.
  • A strong results-oriented work ethic is required to ensure on-time high quality delivery of products to customers.
  • Abilities to build consensus and partnership around issues that help the organization thrive in a competitive biotechnology environment will be put to good use.

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