Job ID: 568153793
Job date: 2018-03-02
End Date:
Company : QTC Recruitment Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2018-03-02
End Date:
Company : QTC Recruitment Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
As a member of the bioinformatics team, you will participate in bioinformatics efforts supporting the drug discovery projects at Galapagos. By carrying out functional analyses, data integration, and implementing and executing data analysis methodologies, you work with the multidisciplinary disease biology and drug discovery teams in acquiring scientific insights to direct the research strategy. You will play a key role in implementing bioinformatics tools and methods supporting a wide range of activities, from research projects to proof-of-concept studies. In collaboration with the Information Systems (IS) team, these tools will be incorporated into Galapagos’ informatics infrastructure. This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop and deploy bioinformatics-driven solutions to the scientific community at Galapagos. Job requirements:
Additional Info:
Galapagos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, specialised in the discovery and development of small molecule medicines with novel modes of action. Their ambition is to become a leading global biotechnology company, focused on the development and commercialisation of novel medicines that will improve people's lives. QTC Recruitment is a reliable recruitment partner, specialising in search and selection of professionals in the life sciences industry. We provide tailored services all over Europe, offering a search proposal to find specialised candidates for demanding positions in a competitive labour market. Through decades of experience in life sciences recruitment, we have developed an extensive network of leading employers and specialists in Europe. Our goal is to make both clients and candidates happy with a new job opportunity or a matching specialist through our reliable, transparent, and personal way of doing business. QTC is all about making a difference for you on Quality, Time, and Cost. Apply directly or go to the Galapagos website: http://careers.glpg.com/o/scientist-bioinformatics-mechelen QTC Recruitment +31(0)23-7548660 [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
As a member of the bioinformatics team, you will participate in bioinformatics efforts supporting the drug discovery projects at Galapagos. By carrying out functional analyses, data integration, and implementing and executing data analysis methodologies, you work with the multidisciplinary disease biology and drug discovery teams in acquiring scientific insights to direct the research strategy. You will play a key role in implementing bioinformatics tools and methods supporting a wide range of activities, from research projects to proof-of-concept studies. In collaboration with the Information Systems (IS) team, these tools will be incorporated into Galapagos’ informatics infrastructure. This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop and deploy bioinformatics-driven solutions to the scientific community at Galapagos. Job requirements:
- Scientific master degree with at least 3 years of relevant work experience or Ph. D. with a demonstrated track record in bioinformatics, preferably in a pharma/biotech setting;
- Knowledge of expression data analysis, micro-arrays and/or sequencing-based, and experience in developing analysis strategies and workflows in transcriptomics;
- Experience in data-science techniques (regression, machine learning); experience with data structures and data-interchange formats (e.g. JSON) and experience with document databases (such as MongoDB or Cassandra) and/or relational databases;
- Working knowledge of Linux and programming expertise (e.g., C#, Java, Perl or Python)
- Strong problem-solving ability, and the aptitude and zeal to acquire new skills necessary for the job
- Rigorous and well organized; good verbal and written English communication skills;
- Team player able to work and communicate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment with people with different professional backgrounds (biology, chemistry, molecular modelling, IS, IT).
- Good knowledge of R (and the BioConductor libraries) and experience with reporting in R (sweave/knitr) and interactive web-interfaces (R/shiny);
- Demonstrated experience in working out proof of concept workflows, analysis tools or visualisations;
- Broadly applicable general bioinformatics skills (pathway analysis, data and text mining, querying databases and repositories in the public domain);
- Knowledge of disease-related pathways and systems biology approaches in relation to drug target discovery.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Lunix/Unix
- Machine Learning
- Microarray
- MongoDB
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in C#
- Programming in Java
- Programming in PERL
Areas :
Additional Info:
Galapagos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, specialised in the discovery and development of small molecule medicines with novel modes of action. Their ambition is to become a leading global biotechnology company, focused on the development and commercialisation of novel medicines that will improve people's lives. QTC Recruitment is a reliable recruitment partner, specialising in search and selection of professionals in the life sciences industry. We provide tailored services all over Europe, offering a search proposal to find specialised candidates for demanding positions in a competitive labour market. Through decades of experience in life sciences recruitment, we have developed an extensive network of leading employers and specialists in Europe. Our goal is to make both clients and candidates happy with a new job opportunity or a matching specialist through our reliable, transparent, and personal way of doing business. QTC is all about making a difference for you on Quality, Time, and Cost. Apply directly or go to the Galapagos website: http://careers.glpg.com/o/scientist-bioinformatics-mechelen QTC Recruitment +31(0)23-7548660 [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]