Bioinformatics Scientist

Job ID: 227875307
Job date: 2016-12-06
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Company : Genocea 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Position Summary

We are seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist who will be responsible for development, validation and implementation of advanced computational methods and tools to enable vaccine discovery for oncology, infectious disease and autoimmune indications. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, solid programming experience, a high level of professional maturity and the ability to consistently meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement automated methods, analytical tools and software to support large-scale bioinformatics analysis

Process, analyze and interpret NGS and other cellular profiling data as part of internal and external scientific studies

Integrate analysis and visualization tools for NGS and multi-omics data sets, in the context of studies of cancer-patient samples

Provide expert data-mining support to multiple research teams

Work in a multi-disciplinary team including lab scientists, computational biologists and software engineers Collaborate with other technical teams in specifying requirements for tools to enhance workflow efficiency and robustness

Work independently and prepare timetables, deliverables, and project schedules

Experience/Professional Requirements

Sc. or M.Sc. in bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematics, computer science or other related fields with 3+ years of relevant post-graduate research experience

Strong scientific understanding of molecular biology and genomics is desirable, including experience in next-gen-sequencing, transcriptomics, proteomics or cellular profiling data

Experience with bioinformatics tools and databases (NCBI, UCSC Genome Browser, IGV)

Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as C++, Java, Perl and Python

Experience with statistical software such as R or Matlab

Familiarity with UNIX environment and use of clusters to parallelize the execution of computational methods

Ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced, dynamic and results-oriented environment

Excellent teamwork, time management and organizational skills


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Genocea Biosciences is a small fast-growing vaccine discovery and development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Genocea is harnessing the power of T cell immunity to develop the next generation of vaccines and immunotherapies.

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