Bioinformatics Scientist

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Job date: 2017-01-09
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Company : Human Longevity, Inc 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Purpose:

Human Longevity, Inc. was formed to revolutionize medicine and prolong healthy life. Human Longevity, Inc is constructing a robust sequencing operation to compile the most comprehensive and complete human genotype, microbiome, metabolome, proteome, and phenotype database available. As part of this process HLI is building one of the largest human genome sequencing centers in the world. While Human Longevity, Inc is continuing to grow, we are looking for people who share our common goal and passion of changing healthcare and extending the healthy human lifespan.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

-Develop and apply novel statistical, bioinformatics, and data mining algorithms to identify biological patterns.

-Develop and implement methods for assembling, phasing, annotating and characterizing human genomes at an industrial scale.

-Carry out association analyses with sophisticated genotypic, microbiomic, metabolomic, proteomic and phenotypic information.

-Possibly perform in Bioinformatics Sequencing Production capacity.

Minimum Qualifications (Must have):

-Ph.D in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, Computer Science or closely related fields with a focus on applications of next generation sequencing (NGS).

-Strong programming skills, and the ability to design and prototype computational algorithms in C++, Python, R, Java, or C#.

-Comfortable in a Linux environment.

-Established track record applying innovative methods to drive project success.

-Demonstrate outstanding personal initiative and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

-Collaborate with diverse scientists from computational and experimental backgrounds.

-Lead, coach, and mentor scientists in the design and execution of innovative research programS.

-Demonstrates excellent verbal and written and communication skills.

-Must have excellent familiarity with computational, statistical or mathematical methods.

-Prior experience working with large-scale genetics and genomics datasets (Big Data).

Preferred Qualifications:

-2+ years’ experience in a startup organization.

-2+ years post-graduate experience.

-Publications demonstrating expertise in one or more of the following: assembly, phasing, structural variant identification, SNP calling, genome annotation, or GWAS.

-Relational database experience: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgresql, or MySQL.

-A second language.

Working Conditions: -Open office environment.

-Global environment with multiple sites, which may require work beyond standard business hours.


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Human Longevity, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer DISCLAIMER: The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities of an employee to this job.

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