Bioinformatics Scientist / Analyst

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Job date: 2017-02-25
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Company : Whitehead Institute 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Collaborate and consult with Whitehead scientists on biology research projects. Analyze and interpret experimental data. Provide training and support to Whitehead scientists in the use of and development of Linux-based biological software.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES:

-Collaborate with and support Whitehead scientists using public or custom tools in the areas of short-read sequencing, genomics, gene expression, data mining, protein analysis, statistics, and other high-throughput analyses.

-Identify or develop software and tools to analyze, display, and manage biological data.

-Assist with the design and development of bioinformatics-related programming projects.

-Instruct scientists in the use of the best and latest bioinformatics tools available.

-Prepare and teach classes, courses and/or demonstrations on the use of various techniques and software tools.

-Other duties, as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

-Minimum of M.S. or Ph.D. in biology or related discipline.

-A minimum of two years of bioinformatics/computational biology experience.

-Background in programming (Perl and/or Python), statistics (R/Bioconductor) and databases (MySQL) in a Linux environment.

-Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

-Must be able to work well independently and with all levels of Institute researchers.

-Must work well with others in a team environment.

-Must be flexible and demonstrate good skills in instruction and training.

-Experience with protein structure visualization and prediction, mass spectrometry, image analysis, or high-dimensional datasets a plus.


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