Job date: 2016-09-08
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Company : Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Country : Role : Research Scientist
Bioinformatics Scientist Employer Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Location Orlando, Florida Salary Commensurate with education and experience. Full benefits. Posted September 08 2016 Discipline Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Physical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Informatics Position Type Full Time Job Type Research Scientist Send Save Apply
The Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute at Lake Nona, Florida is seeking a full-time Bioinformatics scientist to analyze sequences and numerical data produced by a variety of genome-scale platforms, in particular next-generation DNA sequencing and DNA expression arrays.
Primary responsibilities will include 1) developing data analysis strategies, implementing algorithms, and deploying computational software for the exploration of high-dimensional data; 2) working with wet-lab scientists to facilitate statistical planning of the experiments, exploring novel data representation models with an emphasis on integrating diverse data types into biologically meaningful formats for analysis, interpretation and presentation; 3) participating in bioinformatics applications developments.
Requirements
Requires a PhD in biological sciences, bioinformatics, computer science, engineering or mathematics, or a related field and a minimum of 3 years of postdoctoral training in bioinformatics, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been attained. The ideal candidate should have two years of relevant recent experience with providing user support in a core/academic setting. Preference will be given to those candidates who have experience in clinical genomics and biomarker discovery related data analysis.
The candidate should have experience analyzing high-throughput genomic datasets derived from next-generation sequencing and expression array technologies, as well as thorough knowledge of the standard software packages used for these purposes. The knowledge of at least one programming language (C/C++, Perl, Python, or Ruby) and of at least one environment for high-dimensional data analysis (SAS, R/Bioconductor, or Matlab) is required.
Expertise in the analyzing high-dimensional data (-omics data) using machine learning/data mining techniques is preferred. Preference will be given to candidates who have high level understanding of both molecular biology, clinical genomics and cutting-edge genomic technologies with outstanding professional track records of collaborative investigation.
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Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- DNA sequencing
- Machine Learning
- Programing in C
- Programing in C++
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in Matlab
- Programming in PERL
- Programming in R
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