Bioinformatics Scientist

Job ID: NF0002930
Job date: 2018-04-06
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Company : UNC-Chapel Hill 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Are you interested in helping push cancer research forward? Would you like to tackle big data problems? Do you want to be a part of a team that assists in providing personalized data driven treatments to cancer patients? If so, the Lineberger Bioinformatics Core is looking for you! The Bioinformatics Core Facility at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) provides bioinformatics and computational biology research services for the cancer center. As a member of the Bioinformatics Core Facility, The Bioinformatics Scientist will be responsible for data analysis, including statistical analysis, machine learning, and the development and execution of software to support LCCC sponsored research. Specific research goals will be identified through collaboration with geneticists, oncologists, immunologists, and, bio-statisticians. Fulfillment of this responsibility requires strong proficiency in R, strong scientific communication skills, experience with next-generation sequence analysis, Python or Perl, data mining, and statistical and machine learning experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

The candidate must have proficiency in R, Python or Perl, knowledge of statistics and machine learning, knowledge of molecular biology and genomics, and have a passion for collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Candidate should be highly motivated and able to work independently, and exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience with next-generation sequence analysis and working in a high performance computing environment is preferred.A PhD or MS in bioinformatics, genetics, computer science, mathematics, physics, genetics, statistics, computational biology, or relevant field is required.


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Additional Info:
Position Number: NF0002930

Posting Date: 02/08/2018

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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funded: No

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