Bioinformatics Scientist

Job ID: 01K2U
Job date: 2017-08-04
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Company : Monsanto 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Bioinformatics Scientist for Chesterfield, MO to conduct research using bioinformatics theory & methods to analyze plant pathogen genomic information; work with interdisciplinary plant science teams to discover new gene targets for crop protection & improved yield; computationally select & prioritize new chemistries from large databases for experimental testing; curate & analyze genomic data from disparate sources; work with bench & computational researchers to develop data interfaces and statistical analysis pipelines using software such as Spotfire, R or Shiny, and Pipeline Pilot; work on multiple project teams; communicate clearly across scientific boundaries; adapt to rapid changes in scientific approaches.

Requires Master's in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or closely-related field & 2 yrs experience programming and developing bioinformatics tools for comparative genomics using next generation sequencing data; applying phylogenetic techniques to discovery of homologs within complex multigene families across multiple species; working with software developers, project teams & scientists to improve scientific data quality and identify and resolve data integrity issues; using Python, R or equivalent to develop software; creating data management solutions using Oracle databases, CLC Bio Workbench, Artemis or R; performing bioinformatics analysis for laboratory testing; curating & analyzing plant and plant pathogen genomic data; analyzing gene expression data; creating, maintaining & improving relational databases to optimize storage and querying of data; and communicating with researchers regarding data fluency technologies. Must also have prepared genomic data for at least one patent application in the field of agricultural biotechnology. Mail resume to Cascinda Fischbeck, Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. E1NH, St. Louis MO 63167.


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