Bioinformatics Specialist II

Job Description:
The Molecular Biology Department of Massachusetts General Hospital is a member of Harvard Medical School and is known for cutting edge fundamental research. As a member of our Bioinformatics team, you will contribute to the advancement of computational and biomedical research within the department as well as the greater MGH and HMS community.

Principal Duties:

• The Bioinformatics Research Specialist II will work closely with investigators to answer key biological questions, with the emphasis on genome-scale data analyses. Under the minimal supervision of Director of Bioinformatics, this person will be responsible for independently driving the computational component of collaborative research, understand the logic of a biomedical project, largely independently find creative quantitative solutions to advanced biomedical problems, and implement these solutions in a robust and rigorous manner.
• The role will have many opportunities to engage in team problem solving, data analysis, and software development. This specialist will be responsible for everyday communication with wet-lab collaborators, understanding their immediate biomedical questions, and translating them into computational concepts and solutions. This person will also be responsible for a clear and concise communication of his/her Bioinformatics results to wet-lab biomedical researchers.
• Act as a key code contributor to a shared computational infrastructure and will be expected to meet the high software development standards.
• Will perform independent research and testing of best available existing computational methods, share these methods and expertise with other group members, and serve as a knowledge resource to collaborators seeking advice about the best tool for a particular problem.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Strong scientific curiosity and initiative
• Advanced understanding of the logic and principles of wet-lab biomedical research
• Ability to work very independently
• Advanced experience with driving computational component in large-scale biomedical collaborations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Expertise in genomic data analysis – particularly ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, polymorphism discovery, and other NGS methods
• Demonstrated understanding of complex statistics
• Expertise working in Unix/Linux environments
• Experience with Perl, Python, or other scripting languages

Education:

• Masters degree required in computational biology, bioinformatics, cell biology, or a related field.
• Ph.D. in computational biology, bioinformatics, cell biology, or a related field strongly preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in bioinformatics required.

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Requeriments :

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

Skills :

• Bioinformatics
• genomic
• Lunix/Unix
• Next Generation Sequencing
• Programing in Python
• Programming in PERL
• RNA-seq
• Statistics

Areas :

• Bioinformatics

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Additional Info:
EEO Statement Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. Applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

Primary Location : MA-Boston-175 Cambridge - MGH

Work Locations:

175 Cambridge - MGH

175 Cambridge Street

Boston 02114

Job: IT/Health IT/Informatics - Other

Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)

Schedule: Full-time

Standard Hours : 40

Shift: Day Job

Employee Status: Regular

Recruiting Department : MGH Molecular Biology

Job Posting: May 11, 2018

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