Bioinformatics Research Assistant

Job ID: d17698f4cbd5d0a6
Job date: 2019-05-01
End Date: 2019-06-30

Company : Arbor Biosciences 

Country : United States 

Role : Research Assistant 


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Job Description:
Arbor Biosciences is a fast-growing organization focused on delivering cost-effective research tools to the molecular and synthetic biology research communities. We pride ourselves on operating in a collaborative manner with our clients to deliver novel and custom solutions for their unique applications. Our growth is creating excellent opportunities for career development. We are seeking a Bioinformatics Research Assistant to apply computer programming techniques to in-silico custom probe designs for genetics applications. The ideal candidate will be proficient with bioinformatic techniques in the Linux environment and will be familiar with next-generation sequencing (NGS) experimental research goals in a molecular biology setting (e.g. genomic DNA sequencing, RNA-seq, etc). This individual will work closely with our NGS Product Management team to design custom hybridization capture probes (under our myBaits® product line) for a diverse set of clients, primarily working in genetics of non-model organisms.


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Bachelors degree or equivalent job experience in life sciences
Familiarity with NGS research priorities
Adept at working in Linux environment
Ability to code in at least 1 relevant programming language (e.g. Perl, Java, Python)
Strong understanding of nucleotide sequencing data (e.g. genome assemblies, annotation files, NGS read files, etc) and ability to manage relevant files/formats
Intellectual curiosity and passion for learning new techniques
Excellent communication of scientific findings
Creative, energetic, self-motivated

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