Machine Learning Scientist (Bioinformatics)

Job ID: 2070120
Job date: 2017-01-23
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Company : Agilent 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Join the fast-paced, high-performance genomics informatics R&D team in developing novel and profitable product offerings that help advance human health and fight cancer. We are seeking an experienced bioinformatics scientist whose skills spans the spectrum of machine learning, statistics, and data-science research. Discover what we really are – inventors, scientists, engineers, and visionaries working together to address our customers' complex biological questions with state of the art software and data science solutions. As a member of Agilent's Diagnostics and Genomics business group you will play a key role in the success of our business through development and implementation of novel genomics and molecular biology solutions for the research and the clinical application fields.

Responsibilities:

• Gathering and analyzing data, identifying key prediction/classification problems, devising solutions and building prototypes to enforce and guide development of new genomic assays.

• Design and build data mining/analysis tools to predict the outcome/performance/success of our genomics platforms.

• Develop and explore novel algorithms for designing and analyzing genomic assays.

• Prepare and deliver scientific presentations based on technical progress and achievements.

Qualifications:

• MSc or PhD Degree in statistics, computer science, bioinformatics or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 7+ years of experience within the bioinformatics and data science field.

• Expertise in predictive analytics/statistical modeling/data mining algorithms.

• Excellent data analysis skills, including development of novel/custom algorithms for interpretation of NGS data

• High knowledge of public biological databases, tools, and repositories.

• Experience in machine learning methodologies such as regression/classification modeling, unsupervised/supervised/semi-supervised learning, and ensemble methods.

• Professional experience writing Python, Java, or C code, preferably within a team environment (revision control, issue tracking, code-review)

• Strong knowledge of Linux and HPC environments.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge with cloud-infrastructures and configuration management tools (e.g. AWS, Ansible)

• Experience in next-generation sequencing analysis of cancer genomes.


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Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek –– so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

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