Job Description:
We are looking for a Data Management Specialist to join our operations team. Are you flexibly-minded, energetic, reliable, and practical? Are you interested in working with the project managers and researchers who perform cutting edge research in genomics and bioinformatics? Do you want to enable the next generation of scientific and medical breakthroughs? If so then we want to talk to you! Our ideal candidate will work closely with a small, friendly team and will: * Enjoy working in a collaborative setting with existing team members * Be able to work independently and know when to ask for help * Enjoy troubleshooting complex systems * Have good attention to detail and take pride in his or her work * Be reliable and take personal responsibility for delivering the results of our analysis pipelines * Have a desire to learn about sequencing, genomics and the scientific work of the Broad OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY Work as part of a small, close-knit team to operate multiple high-throughput software pipelines for genomic analysis. Take ownership of specific projects and coordinate data processing in collaboration with project managers and research scientists. Create ad-hoc scripts and software tools as needed for troubleshooting, backfilling, and other one-time activities. CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES * Work with team lead and data managers to provide primary support for production pipelines; troubleshooting may include issues in software, file systems, and networking. * Work with IT and the development team when appropriate to scope and quantify problems. Devise, validate, and deploy solutions. * Work with users to service requests and to provide education and resolution of issues. * Participate in daily stand-up meetings and group design and code reviews. REQUIREMENTS: Requirements: * Bachelor's degree * Experience working in Unix/Linux environments * Familiarity with at least one scripting language * Strong communication skills * Must be able to effectively work on multiple tasks, prioritize, and communicate realistic expectations to users. Nice to Have: * Experience with relational databases and writing SQL queries * Knowledge of cloud computing * Familiarity with genomic data and bioinformatics tools
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The Broad Institute's mission is to propel the understanding and cure of disease. We were a core contributor to the human genome project, and continue to do cutting edge research in genetics, genomics, cancer, psychiatric disease, therapeutics, and translational medicine. The Broad is constantly redefining the boundaries of science, medicine, and engineering with an interdisciplinary model designed to meet today's most critical biomedical challenges. We are neither a research university nor a for-profit biotech or pharmaceutical company. Here you will find an intense, exciting environment working shoulder to shoulder with leading scientists to solve some of the most important problems facing humanity today. The Broad's and its affiliates design and carry out large-scale sequencing and genotyping projects. Our current pipeline generates more than 100TB of raw genomic data per week, which is continually analyzed on a hybrid cloud of thousands of CPU cores. This bioinformatic analysis is performed by a dynamic team of developers and computational biologists who provide the infrastructure and tools necessary to process, store, analyze, and track our experiments and the vast amount of data that they produce. EOE / Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Disabilities The Broad Institute will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
We are looking for a Data Management Specialist to join our operations team. Are you flexibly-minded, energetic, reliable, and practical? Are you interested in working with the project managers and researchers who perform cutting edge research in genomics and bioinformatics? Do you want to enable the next generation of scientific and medical breakthroughs? If so then we want to talk to you! Our ideal candidate will work closely with a small, friendly team and will: * Enjoy working in a collaborative setting with existing team members * Be able to work independently and know when to ask for help * Enjoy troubleshooting complex systems * Have good attention to detail and take pride in his or her work * Be reliable and take personal responsibility for delivering the results of our analysis pipelines * Have a desire to learn about sequencing, genomics and the scientific work of the Broad OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY Work as part of a small, close-knit team to operate multiple high-throughput software pipelines for genomic analysis. Take ownership of specific projects and coordinate data processing in collaboration with project managers and research scientists. Create ad-hoc scripts and software tools as needed for troubleshooting, backfilling, and other one-time activities. CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES * Work with team lead and data managers to provide primary support for production pipelines; troubleshooting may include issues in software, file systems, and networking. * Work with IT and the development team when appropriate to scope and quantify problems. Devise, validate, and deploy solutions. * Work with users to service requests and to provide education and resolution of issues. * Participate in daily stand-up meetings and group design and code reviews. REQUIREMENTS: Requirements: * Bachelor's degree * Experience working in Unix/Linux environments * Familiarity with at least one scripting language * Strong communication skills * Must be able to effectively work on multiple tasks, prioritize, and communicate realistic expectations to users. Nice to Have: * Experience with relational databases and writing SQL queries * Knowledge of cloud computing * Familiarity with genomic data and bioinformatics tools
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The Broad Institute's mission is to propel the understanding and cure of disease. We were a core contributor to the human genome project, and continue to do cutting edge research in genetics, genomics, cancer, psychiatric disease, therapeutics, and translational medicine. The Broad is constantly redefining the boundaries of science, medicine, and engineering with an interdisciplinary model designed to meet today's most critical biomedical challenges. We are neither a research university nor a for-profit biotech or pharmaceutical company. Here you will find an intense, exciting environment working shoulder to shoulder with leading scientists to solve some of the most important problems facing humanity today. The Broad's and its affiliates design and carry out large-scale sequencing and genotyping projects. Our current pipeline generates more than 100TB of raw genomic data per week, which is continually analyzed on a hybrid cloud of thousands of CPU cores. This bioinformatic analysis is performed by a dynamic team of developers and computational biologists who provide the infrastructure and tools necessary to process, store, analyze, and track our experiments and the vast amount of data that they produce. EOE / Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Disabilities The Broad Institute will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]