Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Research Scientist

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Job date: 2017-02-12
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Company : UNC Charlotte 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
UNC Charlotte Dept. of Bioinformatics is seeking a full time research scientist in Biostatistics/Bioinformatics. The incumbent will develop statistical/computational methods/tools for high throughput omics (genome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome etc) data integration, analysis and visualization; apply them to complex diseases/traits and biomedical problems. He/she will participate in the Pathview project. Pathview is an open-source package widely used for based pathway based analytics and visualization. For more information about the research in our group:

http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/05/11/052878

http://bioconductor.org/packages/pathview/

http://bioconductor.org/packages/gage/

http://pathview.uncc.edu/

Technical skills:

-Solid statistics training

-Genetics/genomics data analysis (esp. GWAS, Whole Genome/Exome Studies), NGS data analysis, sequence analysis

-R/Bioconductor

-Unix/Linux shell

-Python or Perl

-Version control: svn and git

-R package (or software) development is a plus

Other qualifications:

-Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail

-Ability to work independently and in a team

-Self-motivated and disciplined, time and project management skills

-Enjoy computational/statistical method development, data analysis

-Proven research/development experience, publication records

Education: PhD (or Master + 3 years working experience) in statistics/biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational genetics, computer science, or related fields.


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Additional Info:
Salary and benefits: Salary $60,000-80,000 depending on experience, full benefit package, may sponsor H1B visa

Start Date: As soon as possible

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