Job ID: 5535
Job date: 2016-05-05
End Date:
Company : Massachusetts General Hospital Country : Role : Research Scientist | Student
Job date: 2016-05-05
End Date:
Company : Massachusetts General Hospital Country : Role : Research Scientist | Student
Job Description:
Duties:
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.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Requirements: Ph.D. in biology, computational biology, genetics, statistics, computer science, or related area.
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
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
Minimum degree and field of knowledge: Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or related field, and experience in analyzing microarray data/ bioinformatics/ systems biology
Years experience required: 2 years of related experiences including the time within PhD training. A publication record demonstrating extensive experience in such areas is required.
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.
Primary Location : MA-Cambridge-400 Technology - MGH
Work Locations : 400 Technology - MGH
400 Technology Square
Cambridge 02139
Job : IT/Health IT/Informatics - Other
Organization : Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
Schedule : Full-time
Standard Hours : 40
Shift : Day Job
Employee Status : Regular
Recruiting Department : MGH AIDS Research Center
Job Posting : Apr 13, 2016
Additional Info:
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Duties:
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.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Requirements: Ph.D. in biology, computational biology, genetics, statistics, computer science, or related area.
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
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
Minimum degree and field of knowledge: Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or related field, and experience in analyzing microarray data/ bioinformatics/ systems biology
Years experience required: 2 years of related experiences including the time within PhD training. A publication record demonstrating extensive experience in such areas is required.
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.
Primary Location : MA-Cambridge-400 Technology - MGH
Work Locations : 400 Technology - MGH
400 Technology Square
Cambridge 02139
Job : IT/Health IT/Informatics - Other
Organization : Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
Schedule : Full-time
Standard Hours : 40
Shift : Day Job
Employee Status : Regular
Recruiting Department : MGH AIDS Research Center
Job Posting : Apr 13, 2016
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Computational Biology
- Genetics
- Microarray
- Population Genetics
- Programing in C
- Programing in C++
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in Java
- Programming in Matlab
- Programming in PERL
- Programming in R
- SQL
- SQL
- Statistics
- Systems Biology
Areas :
Additional Info:
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