Computational Biology Associate

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Job date: 2017-10-16
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Company : Myriant Corporation 

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Job Description:
Myriant Corporation is seeking an enthusiastic Computational Biologist to join our Molecular Biology Department in Woburn, MA. The qualified candidate will help extend Myriant’s bioinformatics capabilities. Responsibilities will include analysis of sequencing data, curation of internal/external datasets, and managing analysis pipelines supporting the scientific vision. A strong background in biology and a history of delivering actionable results is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Expertise across the entire NGS pipeline including data QC, alignment and variant calling; pipeline implementation; and biological interpretation of the results.
  • Experience analyzing large data sets (including gene expression, SNPs, and whole genome sequencing (Illumina/PacBio), RNA-Seq, and proteomic data), using computational methods to help facilitate the development of new renewable chemicals.
  • Develop innovative analysis methods and algorithms to identify biological insights.
Qualifications:
  • Undergraduate courses in bioinformatics, statistics, genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry.
  • Knowledge of cellular & molecular biology.
  • Proficient programming skills and computational analysis background.
  • Programming in R, Perl, Python, or other languages
  • Linux environment highly desirable
Education and/or Experience:
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
  • Use of public genomics datasets.
  • Skill at writing and communicating.
Job Type: Full-time

Required education: Bachelor's


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