Bioinformatics Scientist – Primer Design

Job Description:
Job Description:

• The candidate will be part of the Bioinformatics R&D team in Clinical Next Generation Sequencing Group and will be responsible for primer design for the development of targeted sequencing panels, pipelines, and algorithms for next-generation DNA sequencing.
• Design assays for custom targeted sequencing panels for external and internal researchers
• Understand the core scientific questions and design assays to best address these questions.
• Develop, maintain, and operate bioinformatics pipelines for assay design, data mining, and analysis
• Improve the designs by iterative analysis of the sequencing data obtained. Develop heuristic rules, optimization, and algorithms to improve the design pipeline.
• Analyze sequence data and mine public databases for sequence content.
• Collaborate closely with the molecular biologists, product management, sales, experimental researchers and other members of the Bioinformatics team
• Work closely with external customers to understand and provide the best design solution that meets their needs

Job Requirement:

• This position requires the knowledge and skills normally acquired through completion of an MS/ Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Genomics or related field. Three years of relevant working experience is required.
• Experience working and developing bioinformatics production systems.
• The candidate must have experience in Perl / Python programming, shell scripting, and SQL.
• The following are also required: hands-on experience with the relevant sequence analysis tools (e.g. Blast, Clustalw, bowtie, etc.); an excellent understanding of genomic databases and their annotations (GenBank, RefSeq, ENSEMBL, dbSNP, UCSC genome browser); a good understanding of the biology behind genotyping, gene expression profiling, comparative genomics and genetic mapping; an appreciation of the use of statistical methods and mathematical models in the interpretation of biological data; experience with next-generation sequencing data
• Strong communication and organization skills are needed.

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Requeriments :

• M.Sc. or higher Degree in Bioinformatics
• M.Sc. or higher Degree in computational biology
• M.Sc. or higher Degree in Computer Science

Skills :

• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Data Mining
• DNA sequencing
• Genetics
• genomic
• Modeling
• Next Generation Sequencing
• Programing in Python
• Programing Skills
• Programming in PERL
• Shell scripting
• SQL
• Statistics

Areas :

• Bioinformatics

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Additional Info:
Position: Bioinformatics Scientist - Primer Design

Location: South San Francisco, California 94080

Duration: 6 Months contract

Pay Rate: $50/hr - $60/hr (depending on experience)

Relocation Expenses/ Assistance: NO

Amerit Consulting is an extremely fast growing staffing and consulting firm. Our revenue growth has averaged over 50% growth per quarter for the past 14 quarters and our growth is anticipated to continue. Currently, Amerit has over 2,000 employees in 46 states.

Amerit provides consulting, temporary staffing and payrolling services to Fortune 500 companies nationally. We develop and implement solutions that help our clients operate more efficiently, deliver greater customer satisfaction, and see a positive impact on their bottom line. We create value by bringing together the right people to achieve results. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with Amerit because of how we work with them - with service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success.

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