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Job date: 2014-10-15
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Company : Foundation Medicine Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2014-10-15
End Date:
Company : Foundation Medicine Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
Research Associate, Molecular Information Analyst
Department: Research and Development / Biomarker Development
Reporting to: Senior Biostatistician, Biomarker Development and Analysis
Summary
Foundation Medicine is dedicated to helping bring personalized cancer medicine into routine clinical practice. Harnessing advanced technology, Foundation Medicine is developing clinical laboratory tests that will broadly capture the most relevant tumor genomic and other molecular information, and connect it with relevant scientific and medical knowledge to help oncologists determine the right treatment for each patient.
The Research Associate will be responsible for assisting the mining and analysis of molecular information for pharmaceutical and academic collaborators to support targeted therapy clinical development. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, solid programming experience, a high level of professional maturity, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
Primary Responsibilities and Essential Duties
Implement data mining strategies to enable genomic discovery and comprehensive genomic profiling analysis
Assist with joint analyses of somatic aberration profiles with clinical outcomes, genomic profiles generated by other technologies, and other relevant datasets
Deliver molecular information based on NGS to pharmaceutical partners and academic collaborators, with an emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.
Contribute in drafting study final reports, soliciting feedback, communicating study results within Foundation Medicine and to pharmaceutical and academic collaborators as necessary
Collaborate with other technical teams in specifying requirements for tools to enhance data mining efficiency and robustness
Assist with drafting and completing manuscripts for publication; manage data analysis and interpretation of study results throughout manuscript publication process from draft through submission and acceptance.
Desired Skills and Experience
Required Skills and Experience
A high level of professional maturity, including an ability to consistently meet tight deadlines under pressure and command attention and respect in a client-facing setting
Exquisite attention to detail and an obsession with quality
Capability of highly-independent work as well as being a team player and role model
Entrepreneurial attitude and skills including a willingness to take risks
High energy level, a driving sense of urgency and a seasoned “make it happen/can do” orientation
Education or Experience
M.S. or B.S. (with more work experience) in Bioinformatics, Statistics or a related field with a significant quantitative base
Fluency in one or several scripting language (Python, Perl) and/or programming language (R, SAS) is required
Possess extensive scientific understanding of cancer genetics and genomics, have technical proficiency and creativity, and show a strong capacity for independent thinking
Experience with bioinformatics tools and databases (NCBI, UCSC Genome Browser, IGV)
Knowledge and experience with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) is preferred
Note to Employment Agencies
Foundation Medicine values our relationships with our Recruitment Partners and will only accept resumes from those partners whom have been contracted by a member of our Human Resources team to collaborate with us. Foundation Medicine is not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited or are received by any employee of Foundation Medicine who is not a member of the Human Resources team.
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Research Associate, Molecular Information Analyst
Department: Research and Development / Biomarker Development
Reporting to: Senior Biostatistician, Biomarker Development and Analysis
Summary
Foundation Medicine is dedicated to helping bring personalized cancer medicine into routine clinical practice. Harnessing advanced technology, Foundation Medicine is developing clinical laboratory tests that will broadly capture the most relevant tumor genomic and other molecular information, and connect it with relevant scientific and medical knowledge to help oncologists determine the right treatment for each patient.
The Research Associate will be responsible for assisting the mining and analysis of molecular information for pharmaceutical and academic collaborators to support targeted therapy clinical development. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, solid programming experience, a high level of professional maturity, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
Primary Responsibilities and Essential Duties
Implement data mining strategies to enable genomic discovery and comprehensive genomic profiling analysis
Assist with joint analyses of somatic aberration profiles with clinical outcomes, genomic profiles generated by other technologies, and other relevant datasets
Deliver molecular information based on NGS to pharmaceutical partners and academic collaborators, with an emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.
Contribute in drafting study final reports, soliciting feedback, communicating study results within Foundation Medicine and to pharmaceutical and academic collaborators as necessary
Collaborate with other technical teams in specifying requirements for tools to enhance data mining efficiency and robustness
Assist with drafting and completing manuscripts for publication; manage data analysis and interpretation of study results throughout manuscript publication process from draft through submission and acceptance.
Desired Skills and Experience
Required Skills and Experience
A high level of professional maturity, including an ability to consistently meet tight deadlines under pressure and command attention and respect in a client-facing setting
Exquisite attention to detail and an obsession with quality
Capability of highly-independent work as well as being a team player and role model
Entrepreneurial attitude and skills including a willingness to take risks
High energy level, a driving sense of urgency and a seasoned “make it happen/can do” orientation
Education or Experience
M.S. or B.S. (with more work experience) in Bioinformatics, Statistics or a related field with a significant quantitative base
Fluency in one or several scripting language (Python, Perl) and/or programming language (R, SAS) is required
Possess extensive scientific understanding of cancer genetics and genomics, have technical proficiency and creativity, and show a strong capacity for independent thinking
Experience with bioinformatics tools and databases (NCBI, UCSC Genome Browser, IGV)
Knowledge and experience with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) is preferred
Note to Employment Agencies
Foundation Medicine values our relationships with our Recruitment Partners and will only accept resumes from those partners whom have been contracted by a member of our Human Resources team to collaborate with us. Foundation Medicine is not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited or are received by any employee of Foundation Medicine who is not a member of the Human Resources team.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Cancer biology
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in R
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