The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital : Senior Bioinformatics Scientist – Dr. Lessnick Lab

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Job ID: 5122
Job date: 2016-01-08
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Company : The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Senior Bioinformatics Scientist - Dr. Lessnick Lab

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, OhioBased on Experience Level

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The Senior Bioinformatics Scientist in the Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders (http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/center-for-childhood-cancer) at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital will be responsible for working with laboratory-based scientists and trainees to perform computational and bioinformatic analyses, to provide training, and to develop new computational approaches. The Scientist will devote 75% effort to supporting needs of members of the center on an as-needed basis, and will devote 25% effort to support the Lessnick lab in genomic analysis (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and related technologies). Excellent verbal and written communication skills will be essential as the individual will work collaboratively with scientists on projects that lead to publications and presentations at professional meetings.

 

Responsibilities
• Perform RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and other next generation sequencing-derived downstream analysis and visualization
• Interface and integrate with other bioinformatic/computational-biology/research informatics teams on campus
• Evaluate and integrate community-developed and commercial bioinformatics tools
• Manage center resources for storage and analysis of large datasets
• Obtain, process, and analyze datasets from outside sources, such as NCBI Small Read Archive and individual labs
• Take a lead role in our research collaborations to analyze genome sequencing data in order to identify the genetic causes of cancer
• Assist with supervision and training of postdocs, fellows, students, and staff, for basic bioinformatic approaches
• Author journal publications and present at professional meetings

 

Minimum Qualifications
• Advanced degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or Biology, Molecular Biology, etc., with postdoctoral bioinformatic experience
• Two + years experience in computational biology or bioinformatics
• Experience with UNIX/LINUX, including proficiency in shell scripting
• Proficiency in a scripting language, such as Perl or Python
• Expert knowledge of core bioinformatics tools and databases
• Exceptionally deep computational understanding and strong programming skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills will be essential

Additional Qualifications
• Previous experience next generation sequencing data analysis highly desirable
• Knowledge of multiple threading and multi-core processing
• Knowledge of statistical/mathematical packages such as R/Bioconductor
• Capable of self-directed research within broader goals set by group     

 

Share Email this job Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Further details Posted January 08 2016 Closes March 04 2016 Discipline Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology Position Type Full Time Job Type Research Scientist, Senior Scientist, Staff Scientist Apply for Senior Bioinformatics Scientist - Dr. Lessnick Lab

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