Bioinformaticist, Junior Level

Posted on by Micaela Brun
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Job date: 2018-02-09
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Company : SSES Research Computing Division 

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Job Description:
Research Computing Division at RTI International has an opening for a Junior Level Bioinformaticist to contribute to development of bioinformatics tools, including web-based tools, support and promote data interoperability, and analyze complex data sets. A fundamental understanding of biology, experience with programming languages and demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Residing in the Bioinformatics Group of the Research Computing Division, the Scientist will have access to colleagues with expertise in genetics, genomics, high performance computing and software engineering who mentor junior staff to extend their skill set. Most work is accomplished by interdisciplinary teams, promoting innovation and collaboration.

The location of this position is : Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development of graphical user interfaces and bioinformatics tools
  • Work with colleagues to develop tools and methods to enhance data interoperability
  • Learn new software and/or programming languages as needed
  • Contribute to interdisciplinary teams; be a team player
  • Learn and apply techniques for genetic analyses
Required:

BS or MS in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Biology or related discipline and 2 years of experience

Experience with most of the following:

  • Web development languages and frameworks, e.g., PHP, AJAX, SilverStripe, Drupal
  • Front-end technologies, e.g. CSS, HTML5, jQuery, JavaScript, D3
  • Procedural or scripting languages, e.g. Python, Perl
  • Object oriented languages, e.g. Java
  • SQL or SPARQL
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not now or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status.

Preferred Experience:

  • Ontology development and representation (OWL)
  • Use and/or development of data analysis and/or data visualization tools, e.g. R
  • Analysis of “omics” data, including sequence assembly and analysis

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