Job ID: 543108479
Job date: 2017-12-17
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Company : Astrix Technology Group Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2017-12-17
End Date:
Company : Astrix Technology Group Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
This is a full time contract position to start out at a dynamic fast paced company located in Austin, TX. Will be an integral part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team of scientists, engineers working towards development and validation of cutting edge scientific solutions applying unique bioinformatics solutions to Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data. Develop and test customized analytical solutions which leverage current Ion Torrent(TM) software frameworks for measuring gene expression using targeted NGS panels for clinical diagnostics applications. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop potentially novel algorithms which may be packaged into R&D analytical modules. Responsibilities:
Additional Info:
Astrix Technology Group is a staffing and professional services firm focused on serving the scientific & engineering communities. With offices throughout the United States, Astrix is dedicated to providing the highest level of quality and service. We are a unique firm and we invite you to learn about us. Astrix Staffing Division was founded with a distinctive vision and structure aimed at achieving two basic goals - to place our clients' interests first and to lead our profession in creating value for our clients through the recruitment of the highest quality human resources. Astrix Professional Services Division provides services in all disciplines of science, information technology and business operations. Dedicated to delivering projects on time and on budget, Astrix employs custom methodologies and processes based on industry best practices to guarantee project success. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
This is a full time contract position to start out at a dynamic fast paced company located in Austin, TX. Will be an integral part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team of scientists, engineers working towards development and validation of cutting edge scientific solutions applying unique bioinformatics solutions to Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data. Develop and test customized analytical solutions which leverage current Ion Torrent(TM) software frameworks for measuring gene expression using targeted NGS panels for clinical diagnostics applications. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop potentially novel algorithms which may be packaged into R&D analytical modules. Responsibilities:
- Using current analytical software workflows, design analytical strategies with fully defined metrics to evaluate performance of custom NGS assays targeting specific gene targets and generating gene expression profiles.
- Modify and integrate any panel specific parameter customizations while developing a testing schema to be employed for assay validation which includes all relevant variant calling metrics as defined by you and the clinical diagnostics team.
- MS. or higher in Bioinformatics, Biomedical engineering, Computer science/engineering or related fields.
- MS degree in Molecular biology with 3+ years of working experiences in bioinformatics field will also be considered.
- Strong knowledge of sequence analysis and bioinformatics tools and public databases, e.g. IGV, BLAST, Ensembl, NCBI, UCSC Genome browser, OMIM, COSMIC etc.
- 3+ years of Software development skills and experience.
- Strong development skills Python/Perl experience is needed. Strong expertise working in a Linux/Unix environment. Good understanding of software design and development cycle.
- Product development and / or industry experience in a multi-disciplinary Biotech environment is a plus.
- Knowledge of gene expression profiling/clustering algorithms, visualization and R-Bioconductor packages is highly desirable.
- Experience with Software production tools (IDE, source control, and document tracking) and Test Management (HP QC, JIRA) is a plus.
Requeriments :
- M.Sc. or higher Degree in Bioinformatics
- M.Sc. or higher Degree in Computer Science
- Master's Degree in Engineering
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Lunix/Unix
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in Python
- Programming in PERL
- Software Design
Areas :
Additional Info:
Astrix Technology Group is a staffing and professional services firm focused on serving the scientific & engineering communities. With offices throughout the United States, Astrix is dedicated to providing the highest level of quality and service. We are a unique firm and we invite you to learn about us. Astrix Staffing Division was founded with a distinctive vision and structure aimed at achieving two basic goals - to place our clients' interests first and to lead our profession in creating value for our clients through the recruitment of the highest quality human resources. Astrix Professional Services Division provides services in all disciplines of science, information technology and business operations. Dedicated to delivering projects on time and on budget, Astrix employs custom methodologies and processes based on industry best practices to guarantee project success. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]