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Job date: 2018-01-09
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Company : Nanostring Technologies Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2018-01-09
End Date:
Company : Nanostring Technologies Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
NanoString is seeking an experienced and technology-savvy Bioinformatics Scientist/Developer to join our Research & Development group. This position will have a leading role in developing software, analyses, and database tools and pipelines for use with Hyb & SeqTM, a novel single-molecule hybridization-based next generation sequencing (NGS) technology. S/he will collaborate and interact with a highly interdisciplinary group of technologists to create tools and analysis methods for industry-leading assay products. The successful candidate must have strong programming skills including database, UI, and algorithm development. Candidates must have strong analytical skills, strong oral and written communication skills, and a track record of developing novel tools and integrating existing tools into analysis solutions. Essential Functions:
Additional Info:
Other: See benefits at NanoString NanoString is an EOE NanoString participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a web-based system that allows an employer to determine an employee's eligibility to work in the US using information reported on an employee's Form I-9. The E-Verify system confirms eligibility with both the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For more information, please go to the USCIS E-Verify website. #LI-MS1[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
NanoString is seeking an experienced and technology-savvy Bioinformatics Scientist/Developer to join our Research & Development group. This position will have a leading role in developing software, analyses, and database tools and pipelines for use with Hyb & SeqTM, a novel single-molecule hybridization-based next generation sequencing (NGS) technology. S/he will collaborate and interact with a highly interdisciplinary group of technologists to create tools and analysis methods for industry-leading assay products. The successful candidate must have strong programming skills including database, UI, and algorithm development. Candidates must have strong analytical skills, strong oral and written communication skills, and a track record of developing novel tools and integrating existing tools into analysis solutions. Essential Functions:
- Apply advanced and expert scientific and programming knowledge to software and database development
- Contribute to technical tool/system development working closely with bioinformatics and assay development team
- Collaborate with analysts and programmers to develop bioinformatics analysis methods
- Collaborate with bioinformatics team to integrate development efforts for NGS products with the existing product portfolio
- Ph.D. in Bioinformatics/Life/Physical/Computer Sciences
- 3+ years of combined industry and post-doctoral work experience in NGS software and pipeline development and analysis (M.S. with 4+ years of relevant work experience will be considered)
- Expert knowledge in one or more of the following languages: Python, PERL, R, C#/C/C++
- Experience working in a Unix / Linux development environment
- Experience with NGS data utilizing novel and/or existing NGS analysis tools and methodologies
- Experience developing data focused tools and applications using agile tool development
- Experience in developing database data-structures using MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, etc
- Expert in navigating and extracting information from publicly available databases (NCBI, UCSC, COSMIC, etc.)
- Familiarity with commonly used algorithms for alignment and variant calling (SNV, InDel, CNV, Fusion, etc.)
- Experience working with bioinformatics and assay development teams
- Experience working with business analyst / software development teams to define user and software requirements for software tools
- Experience with cloud based software development
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Database design
- Lunix/Unix
- MySQL
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in C
- Programing in C++
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in C#
- Programming in PERL
- Programming in R
- Software Design
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Additional Info:
Other: See benefits at NanoString NanoString is an EOE NanoString participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a web-based system that allows an employer to determine an employee's eligibility to work in the US using information reported on an employee's Form I-9. The E-Verify system confirms eligibility with both the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For more information, please go to the USCIS E-Verify website. #LI-MS1[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]