Job date: 2015-09-17
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Company : Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Country : Role : Faculty
Bioinformatics Engineer I
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston , Massachusetts, United States, 02101 DOE
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Date Posted: 07/30/2015
Location: Smith Building
Job Family: Bioinformatics
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Dana-Farber
Located in Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow’s physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
Overview
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.
Our Core Values are:
Impact - Above all else, we make a difference by relieving the burden of disease now and for the future through our research, clinical care, education, outreach and advocacy.
Excellence - We pursue excellence relentlessly and with integrity in all that we do, adhering always to the highest standards of conduct.
Compassion and respect - For those in our care and for one another.
Discovery - We foster the spirit of inquiry, promoting collaboration and innovation across traditional boundaries while celebrating individual creativity.
Postition Summary:
CCSB is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our bioinformatics team. Working closely with other members of the team, this person will provide bioinformatics support to all CCSB projects and help maintain CCSB bioinformatics infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and expand a robust bioinformatics pipeline to process and analyze DNA sequencing data, mostly NGS and Sanger sequencing data, generated in ongoing CCSB projects.
- Plan, design and construct databases and other software tools, including web-based tools, to store and manipulate data derived from both CCSB projects and from the public domain.
- Work closely with internal and external wet-lab scientists to help design experiments and drive large-scale projects.
- Work with CCSB scientists to develop solutions, algorithms and tools to improve the efficiency and capacity of CCSB bioinformatics platforms.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, bioinformatics, computational biology, or related degree with 2+ years of experience in bioinformatics, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency with Python, Perl, Java or C/C++ in Linux/Unix environments.
- Working knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or Oracle.
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, highly collaborative team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Interactive, and flexible team player; eager to learn and willing to adapt to new challenges.
Desired skills:
- Familiar with handling large volumes of data.
- Demonstrated ability to process and analyze NGS data.
- Knowledge of biostatistics and/or mathematics, as well as experience with data analysis and respective software (e.g. R).
Schedule
This is a full time position with variable hours.
How to Apply
Please apply directly online at www.dana-farber.org/Careers/Careers-at-Dana-Farber. Click Search Job Openings and use the Job ID number to quickly locate the appropriate job listing. Once you have located the desired job, click on the checkbox in the 'Select' column, and then click the 'Apply Now' button, located at the bottom of the screen.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.
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