Research Associate

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Job date: 2018-03-18
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Company : Belcan 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
A Research Associate job in Woodland, CA is currently available through Belcan. To be considered for this role, you should have Bachelor’s Degree with two to three years of experience in genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics or a related field. In this role, you will be delivering high quality genetic and genomic data, ensuring accessibility through tools and analytics, while implementing new and impactful platforms and technologies.

Research Associate job duties:

  • Support vegetable sequencing pipeline by coordinating between stakeholders, lab partners and data analytic and curation teams
  • Insure communication and consolidation of sequence and reference data for breeding and Discovery Genetics & Genomics
  • Accelerate vegetable native trait project deliverables by manipulating large genomic data sets, perform meaningful statistical inferences and summarize in written/oral form
  • Provide innovation to vegetable bioinformatics pipeline by developing genotypic data analytical tools to be leveraged by team and collaborators
  • Contribute towards native trait and gene editing projects through phenotypic and genotypic data collection and analysis.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree with two to three years of experience in genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics or a related field
  • Experience with MS Office Word, Excel, Access, Office365, SharePoint
  • Experience with data manipulation, demonstrating experience with SQL, R/Python, or Spotfire
  • Highly self-motivated, detail oriented and innovative to provide operational excellence
  • Proven project management and organizational skills
  • Strong written and oral communication, interpersonal and organizational skills to collaborate effectively with international, interdisciplinary teams
  • Ability to coordinate information flow between lab and stakeholders and problem solve to meet business needs
Desired Skills and Experience:
  • Master’s Degree with experience in genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics or a related field
  • Experience with vegetable crops, plant genomes, large sequence data sets, molecular markers and bioinformatics tools.
  • Experience with command-line tools and scripting.
  • Knowledge and experience in experimental design, statistical analyses and relevant plant breeding software applications.
  • Ability to deliver innovative and creative solutions to complex problems


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Additional Info:
If you are interested in this Research Associate job in Woodland, CA, please apply via the “apply now” link provided. Belcan is a global supplier of engineering, technical recruiting, and IT services to customers in the aerospace, industrial, and government sectors. Belcan engineers better outcomes through adaptive and integrated services—from jet engines, airframe, and avionics to heavy vehicles, chemical processing, and cybersecurity. Belcan takes a partnering approach to provide customer-driven solutions that are flexible, scalable, and cost-effective. Our unique capabilities have led to continuous growth and success for nearly 60 years. We are a team-driven Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

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