Bioinformatician

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Job date: 2018-03-06
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Company : DNAstack 

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Job Description:
We are looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable bioinformatician to join our team in a full-time capacity and assist in all aspects of bioinformatics development for our platform.

Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will:

  • Research current literature and bioinformatics sources to identify potentially beneficial workflows to implement.
  • Develop the new genomics workflows they identified using the Workflow Description Language (WDL), optimizing the workflows to run in a cloud environment.
  • Work on existing workflows to achieve time and cost efficiency.
  • Work closely with clients to adapt their existing workflows to WDL and run in the DNAstack cloud.
  • Provide bioinformatics expertise to DNAstack, advising the team on all bioinformatics decisions.
  • Provide bioinformatics expertise to clients, assisting them in all aspects of data analysis when required.
  • Be responsible for defining and maintaining Docker images and files for use in DNAstack’s workflows.
  • Test all aspects of created workflows and will assist in the quality assurance of the created data.
Qualifications:

Required Experience and Skills

  • Successfully completed a Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics, or a related field of study.
  • 3+ years bioinformatics experience with R, Python, Perl, Bash, Java, or related data analysis languages.
  • Experience researching and implementing complex analysis pipelines for NGS data.
  • Experience performing QA/QC on data before and after analysis.
  • Experience working with large (100s TB) datasets at scale.
  • Experience with distributed computing techniques, such as working with large clusters or in cloud environments.
  • In-depth knowledge of the field of molecular genetics and a strong background in the analysis of all type of NGS data, with a particular emphasis on human datasets.
  • In depth knowledge of the data generated through NGS (FASTQ, BAM, VCF) and a general understanding of the data’s biological interpretation.
  • Experience with version control tools such as Git.
  • Experience with Unix and common bioinformatics tools for genomic analysis.
Other Skills:
  • Experience working in a cloud environment would be considered an asset.
  • A strong grasp of container technologies such as Docker, as well as public repositories like Docker-hub would be considered an asset.
  • Experience with Workflow Description Language, or the Common Workflow Language would be considered an asset.
Degree Level Required: Masters


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Additional Info:
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Job Type: Staff

Perks

Flexible work hours and vacation policy.

High impact work.

Personal genome analysis.

Work in the heart of Toronto’s Discovery District, or remotely.

Awesome office environment.

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