Principal Bioinformatics Scientist I/II – Roche, USA-CA-Pleasanton

Job ID: 2574
Job date: 2015-01-29
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Company : Roche 

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Principal Bioinformatics Scientist I/IIRocheUSA-CA-Pleasanton Who we are
At Roche, 85,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

We are looking for Principal Bioinformatics Scientist II to join our team. You must enjoy hands-on work and working in a team with bioinformatics and wet lab scientists.

Responsibilities:
• You will be leading and contributing to projects that involve PCR primer/probe design, DNA sequence analysis, NGS and comparative genomics.
• Most of your work will be supporting internal R&D for both IVD and research use products.
• You should also be able to collaborate with external customers.
• You will be presenting at internal meetings and conferences.
• You must have strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with biologists, bioinformatics scientists, software developers and IT.
• You should be able to lead projects from feasibility to completion, anticipate and overcome challenges, negotiate requirements and time line to deliver results.
• The tools and pipelines you develop should be usable by other scientists in R&D.

Who you are
You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

Qualifications:
• This position requires for an experienced Bioinformatics scientist or Software engineer who gained biotechnology experience or directly related experience.
• Ph.D and 4-6+ or M.S. with 6-10+ years of experience in a related field is required.
• You should have experience using bioinformatics tools for NGS data analysis, PCR and comparative sequence analysis.
• You need to understand algorithms used in these tools and how these are applicable to your projects.
• You should have excellent knowledge of perl and UNIX, R and relation databases. Knowledge of python, PHP, C++/C# or Java is a plus, but is not required.
• Scientific background in NGS and molecular biology is required.
• Knowledge about qPCR, understanding of infectious diseases and oncology is a plus.
• This science knowledge should be sufficient to work with scientists in the Roche R&D and Clinical operation organizations.  Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer Job Information Position Type: Scientist Start Date: TBD Duration: Full Time Status: openContact InformationRoche
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