Application/Assistant/Associate/Full Computational Scientist (Biostatistician)

Job ID: 220470
Job date: 2017-05-07
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Company : The Jackson Laboratory 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
This position offers the opportunity to make leading contributions to cutting edge research in mouse genetics, disease biology, and translational research in collaboration with the faculty and genetic resource scientists and clients of The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). They will closely work with the research faculty on projects of wide ranging complexity from a diverse array of biomedical disciplines such as cancer biology, ageing, immunology, infectious diseases, metabolomics, neural disorders, muscular disorders, Biostatistics & Statistical Genetics, and stem cell & developmental biology.

Successful candidates will have in-depth knowledge and experience in High Throughput Sequence (HTS) data analysis (DNA Seq, mRNA Seq, ChIP Seq, micro RNA Seq etc), microarray data analysis, experimental design, data integration, algorithm development, development of sequence analysis tools (bioinformatics programming), evaluation of analytical tools and technology, and delivering training to the research community. They are continuous learners and proactive contributors and will present the results to The JAX community, at conferences and workshops. The levels of this position differ by the amount of independence, years of experience, depth of knowledge and leadership demonstrated.

Key Responsibilities:

-Performs computational analysis of omics data, algorithm development and implementation, as well as bioinformatics programming.

-Participates in departmental and project activities such as developing pipelines.

-Evaluates data for quality assurance and mining bioinformatics databases.

-Present the results at conferences and workshops and contributes to the education and training courses for internal as well as external communities.

Required Skills:

-PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics or any relevant area. The candidates who are near the completion of their PhD can also apply.

-Successful incumbents demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-Demonstrated experience managing projects and collaborations.

-Prior successes in and desire to contribute to team projects on an ongoing basis is a must.


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Additional Info:
Please submit resume and cover letter as one document to complete application process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job Location: Bar Harbor, Maine, United States

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

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