Job Description:
This part time position requires a dynamicindividual with a strong sense of curiosity and a love of learning andexploring. By leveraging theirbackground in Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics or Science, the Bioinformaticianwill quickly learn about Beckman Coulter’s business and how our customers useour products. With this knowledge theywill focus on leveraging the data that we collect from our remotely connectedinstruments in hospitals and commercial labs around the world, as well as ourinternal business data to help our customers increase their revenue, improvethe efficiency of their operations and reduce errors. Project Description: Current projects include prototyping data analyses that give insights topopulation health questions. By mergingour instrument data with knowledge from physicians, well known documentationand other sources, we are exploring what assumptions can be made about generalpopulations and disease or health states. The candidate will be working with Beckman data scientists and otherBeckman associates with knowledge in the medical field to create data sets andvisualizations specific to distributions of tests as well as combinations andassociated disease states. Otherprojects include trending of instrument data for use by the Beckman serviceorganization to monitor and predict issues with Controls and Calibrations.
Additional Info:
Workflow & IT Solutions Business Unit is a fast-paced environment atthe heart of Beckman Coulter. Ourmission focuses on setting and executing the innovation strategy of the companyto deliver differentiated solutions to our customers that improve healthcareoutcomes. The Data Management and Analytics department requires employees who arehighly curious, action oriented, have good relationship management,multi-tasking and communications skills. Beckman Coulter is an industry leader in the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD)space supporting thousands of hospital and commercial lab customersglobally. We are increasingly utilizing BigData and Analytics techniques to enhance our portfolio offering anddifferentiate ourselves from our competitors. We believe the opportunity to leverage these techniques to improveoutcomes in the healthcare sector generally and the diagnostics segment inparticular is still in its infancy but has significant promise. About Us Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets productsthat simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. Our diagnosticsystems, found in hospitals and other critical care settings around the world,produce information used by physicians to diagnose disease, make treatmentdecisions and monitor patients. Scientists use our life science researchinstruments to study complex biological problems including causes of diseaseand potential new therapies or drugs. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systemsoperate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on all sevencontinents. For 80 years, our products have been making a difference inpeoples’ lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals andscientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health andreducing the cost of care. Beckman Coulter offers a broad array of comprehensive,competitive benefit programs that add value to associates' and their families'lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programscontribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits. We think you'll likewhat you see. If you believe your education and experience are in linewith the position description and qualifications referred to above, and aremotivated, energetic, and looking for a new and exciting opportunity, pleasesubmit your resume online at the URL below or at www.beckmancoulter.com . Beckman Coulter is an equal opportunity employer. Weevaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin,religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexualorientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Danaher Corporation Overview Danaher is a global science & technology innovatorcommitted to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve qualityof life worldwide. Our world class brands are leaders in some of the mostdemanding and attractive industries. A globally diverse team of 71,000associates, we are united by our culture and operating system, the DanaherBusiness System, which is our competitive advantage. In 2014, we generated$19.9B in revenue and our market cap exceeded $60B. We are #149 on the Fortune500 and our stock has outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 2,000% over20yrs. At Danaher, you can build a career in a way no other company canduplicate. Our brands allow us to offer dynamic careers across multipleindustries. We’re innovative, fast-paced, results-oriented, and we win. We needtalented people to keep winning. Here you’ll learn how DBS is used to shapestrategy, focus execution, align our people, and create value for customers andshareholders. Come join our winning team.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
This part time position requires a dynamicindividual with a strong sense of curiosity and a love of learning andexploring. By leveraging theirbackground in Statistics, Bioinformatics, Mathematics or Science, the Bioinformaticianwill quickly learn about Beckman Coulter’s business and how our customers useour products. With this knowledge theywill focus on leveraging the data that we collect from our remotely connectedinstruments in hospitals and commercial labs around the world, as well as ourinternal business data to help our customers increase their revenue, improvethe efficiency of their operations and reduce errors. Project Description: Current projects include prototyping data analyses that give insights topopulation health questions. By mergingour instrument data with knowledge from physicians, well known documentationand other sources, we are exploring what assumptions can be made about generalpopulations and disease or health states. The candidate will be working with Beckman data scientists and otherBeckman associates with knowledge in the medical field to create data sets andvisualizations specific to distributions of tests as well as combinations andassociated disease states. Otherprojects include trending of instrument data for use by the Beckman serviceorganization to monitor and predict issues with Controls and Calibrations.
- Currentlyin school working to obtain a Bachelors or Masters degree in statistics,bioinformatics, or applied mathematicsor science (Biology or Chemistry preferred) with interest in obtaining bioinformaticsexperience, or computer science disciplines specific to data analysis, miningand statistical modeling
- Althoughthere will be opportunities to learn on the job, experiences or classworkutilizing complex data modeling, predictive analysis techniques and statisticalor math packages like R, SAS, Matlab, Jump, and Spotfire are a plus
- Understandingand, if possible, experience withRelational databases, table structures, indexes
- Exposureto Hadoop and “big data” related technologies and techniques
- Additionalskills with SQL, PL/SQLProgramming languages like JAVA, C#, VBA or LAMP is aplus
- Highlycurious, interested in exploring data to find new insights
- Interestin a team role working to provide insight to the company and our customers onhow we can improve healthcare outcomes
- Self-starterwho is proactive and willing to reach out to various internalstaff/organization to get the information needed
- Abilityto take technical concepts and translate the data into easy to understand anddigestible information
- Makeformal presentations and conduct group discussions
- Excellentwritten, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Abilityto organize and manage multiple priorities
- Problemanalysis and problem resolution at a functional level
- Abilityto view challenges as opportunities and be proactive in finding solutions
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Additional Info:
Workflow & IT Solutions Business Unit is a fast-paced environment atthe heart of Beckman Coulter. Ourmission focuses on setting and executing the innovation strategy of the companyto deliver differentiated solutions to our customers that improve healthcareoutcomes. The Data Management and Analytics department requires employees who arehighly curious, action oriented, have good relationship management,multi-tasking and communications skills. Beckman Coulter is an industry leader in the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD)space supporting thousands of hospital and commercial lab customersglobally. We are increasingly utilizing BigData and Analytics techniques to enhance our portfolio offering anddifferentiate ourselves from our competitors. We believe the opportunity to leverage these techniques to improveoutcomes in the healthcare sector generally and the diagnostics segment inparticular is still in its infancy but has significant promise. About Us Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets productsthat simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. Our diagnosticsystems, found in hospitals and other critical care settings around the world,produce information used by physicians to diagnose disease, make treatmentdecisions and monitor patients. Scientists use our life science researchinstruments to study complex biological problems including causes of diseaseand potential new therapies or drugs. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systemsoperate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on all sevencontinents. For 80 years, our products have been making a difference inpeoples’ lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals andscientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health andreducing the cost of care. Beckman Coulter offers a broad array of comprehensive,competitive benefit programs that add value to associates' and their families'lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programscontribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits. We think you'll likewhat you see. If you believe your education and experience are in linewith the position description and qualifications referred to above, and aremotivated, energetic, and looking for a new and exciting opportunity, pleasesubmit your resume online at the URL below or at www.beckmancoulter.com . Beckman Coulter is an equal opportunity employer. Weevaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin,religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexualorientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Danaher Corporation Overview Danaher is a global science & technology innovatorcommitted to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve qualityof life worldwide. Our world class brands are leaders in some of the mostdemanding and attractive industries. A globally diverse team of 71,000associates, we are united by our culture and operating system, the DanaherBusiness System, which is our competitive advantage. In 2014, we generated$19.9B in revenue and our market cap exceeded $60B. We are #149 on the Fortune500 and our stock has outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 2,000% over20yrs. At Danaher, you can build a career in a way no other company canduplicate. Our brands allow us to offer dynamic careers across multipleindustries. We’re innovative, fast-paced, results-oriented, and we win. We needtalented people to keep winning. Here you’ll learn how DBS is used to shapestrategy, focus execution, align our people, and create value for customers andshareholders. Come join our winning team.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]