Job Description:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing group at the Harvard Medical School and have a major impact on the way information technology is delivered in a world class research institution. HMS Research Computing is the principal provider of Research Computing services to the Harvard Medical School Community. The group supports a large High Performance Compute (HPC) environment with thousands of processor cores, terabytes of memory and petabytes of storage and enables access to hundreds of applications for computational biology. In addition to HPC, we host a high availablilty web and database application environment. This houses applications and websites serving the entire school, provides an application stack that is integrated with the HPC envirionment and also hosts content and administrative applications. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the team and a contributor in building computational services in support of the research community.
The Research Computing Consultant (RCC) acts as a technical resource for HMS faculty and researchers, translating between scientific research needs and computing solutions. The RCC meets with the research community, understands their informatics and computing needs and optimizes workflow or applications. The successful candidate must be experienced using programming languages such as Perl, Pyhon R and Shell and able to develop software to optimize workflows, access HMS Research Computing resources and assist with data analysis.
The RCC provides technology consulting for researchers at the intersection of life sciences research and computing. Through interaction with the community and by staying abreast of the field, brings information about new technologies to the group and works with the Research Computing staff in the evaluation, integration and deployment of new technologies. Participates in and helps coordinate training and outreach efforts. Will participate in incident ticket triage along with other duties as assigned by Research Computing Leadership. Will represent HMS Research Computing, advocating for the computational needs of the user base and effective solutions.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, informatics, engineering, related field or equivalent work experience. A minimum of 2+ years of Linux and HPC experience.
Additional Qualifications
Life sciences experience strongly preferred. Bioinformatics training and experience strongly preferred. Consulting experience preferred. Advanced science or engineering degree preferred. Must have substantial knowledge of life sciences and excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact and successfully engage with a demanding user community. Requires experience with sophisticated software tools, software development and excellent problem solving skills. Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work on multiple projects simultaneously. A demonstrable level of proficiency with Perl, Python, and/or shell. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong ability to interact with an engaged and demanding user community.
Additional Information
This is a 6 month term position.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
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This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing group at the Harvard Medical School and have a major impact on the way information technology is delivered in a world class research institution. HMS Research Computing is the principal provider of Research Computing services to the Harvard Medical School Community. The group supports a large High Performance Compute (HPC) environment with thousands of processor cores, terabytes of memory and petabytes of storage and enables access to hundreds of applications for computational biology. In addition to HPC, we host a high availablilty web and database application environment. This houses applications and websites serving the entire school, provides an application stack that is integrated with the HPC envirionment and also hosts content and administrative applications. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the team and a contributor in building computational services in support of the research community.
The Research Computing Consultant (RCC) acts as a technical resource for HMS faculty and researchers, translating between scientific research needs and computing solutions. The RCC meets with the research community, understands their informatics and computing needs and optimizes workflow or applications. The successful candidate must be experienced using programming languages such as Perl, Pyhon R and Shell and able to develop software to optimize workflows, access HMS Research Computing resources and assist with data analysis.
The RCC provides technology consulting for researchers at the intersection of life sciences research and computing. Through interaction with the community and by staying abreast of the field, brings information about new technologies to the group and works with the Research Computing staff in the evaluation, integration and deployment of new technologies. Participates in and helps coordinate training and outreach efforts. Will participate in incident ticket triage along with other duties as assigned by Research Computing Leadership. Will represent HMS Research Computing, advocating for the computational needs of the user base and effective solutions.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, informatics, engineering, related field or equivalent work experience. A minimum of 2+ years of Linux and HPC experience.
Additional Qualifications
Life sciences experience strongly preferred. Bioinformatics training and experience strongly preferred. Consulting experience preferred. Advanced science or engineering degree preferred. Must have substantial knowledge of life sciences and excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact and successfully engage with a demanding user community. Requires experience with sophisticated software tools, software development and excellent problem solving skills. Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work on multiple projects simultaneously. A demonstrable level of proficiency with Perl, Python, and/or shell. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong ability to interact with an engaged and demanding user community.
Additional Information
This is a 6 month term position.
Pre-Employment Screening
Criminal
Identity
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
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