Bioinformatics Scientist (3002)

Job ID: 3002
Job date: 2017-06-07
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Company : Mission Bio 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
**Must have Bioinformatics/Computational biology/Genomics and 3 to 5 years industry experience preferred

*Interrogate clinical databases to identify genes and variations associated with relevant clinical indications. Design highly multiplexed amplification panels capable of interrogating these genes

*Build and maintain automated NGS data processing pipeline (i.e. read alignment, variant calling, and variant annotation) to support development and commercial needs. Assist in the data analysis and support of these projects

*Provide written documentation and specifications of bioinformatic workflows and requirements

*Collaborate with internal project teams and with external organizations

Requirements:

*PhD or Masters in Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Genomics, or a related field. 3+ years industry experience preferred

*Broad understanding of genomics, genetics, and sequencing technologies

*Experience with genetic annotation and clinical genetic databases (e.g. RefSeq, Ensembl, dbSNP, DGV, dbVAR, ClinVar, TCGA, COSMIC, and ExAC)

*Experience with design of highly multiplexed amplification panels

*Knowledge of analysis of large sequencing datasets in R

*Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Perl, C++, …)

*Proficiency in at least a language for statistical computing (R, S, Matlab, Octave …)

*Proficiency in Linux environment

*Experience with source control practices and tools (Perforce, Git, Bitbucket, etc.)

*Experience with cloud computing, parallel computing, and big data preferred

*Experience working with Molecular Biologists and Engineers on a multi-disciplinary development team

*Strong verbal and written communication skills


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Additional Info:
Location: South San Francisco, CA

Position Type: Full time

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