Senior Biostatistician/Bioinformatician

Job ID: 406586299
Job date: 2017-07-27
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Company : QuintilesIMS 

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Job Description:
Provide advanced analytical and interpretive expertise as part of a translational genomics team to develop process methodology and to meet internal and external clients’ needs. Plan and lead the development of novel algorithmic and pipeline solutions serving the scientific and bioinformatic analysis needs in cutting edge genomic assays. Present findings to audiences of diverse skill sets and document programming and validation projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Developnovel approaches to addressing complex problems in NGS data analysis (e.g.circulating tumor DNA variant calling, immune-oncology, etc.)
  • Performdetailed and custom next generation sequencinganalysis tasks.This can includeefficient scripts for data formatting/processing andrepresenting data inmathematical software.
  • Expertisein working with clients for hypothesiselucidation and testing.Experiencein experimental design, fixed and random effects modelingand working,correlated data (e.g. time series, survival, etc.),dimension reductiontechniques (e.g. PCA, SVD, LDA, etc.) and datamining / model selectionmethods (e.g. neural networks, LASSO,etc.).
  • Knowledgeof statistical analysis ofclinical trials.
  • Extensiveexperience using classification andprediction modeling of real worlddata. This includes both benchmarking third party software andthedevelopment of novel algorithms.
  • Developprogramming documentation including plans andspecifications, asappropriate.
  • Scopeand estimate resources, then execute on theanalysis of clientprojects.
  • Provideadvanced technical expertise in conjunctionwith internal andexternal clients, and independently bring projectsolutions to teamsand department.
  • Performand plan the development, implementation andvalidation of newproduct technologies and applications.
  • Leaddepartment and/or cross-functional project teamstackling differentinitiatives.
  • Providetraining and guidance to new staff.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Strongfoundational knowledge in Linux/UNIX-basedsystems as well as HW-S/Winterfaces, storage, networking
  • Strong proficiency with at least one scripting language(Python, Perl, Bash, etc). Readily able to discusscommon packages and functions(eg pandas, pysam, DESeq2) within abioinformatic workflow. Experience with object-oriented programming andhigh performance programming(Java, C++) is a plus.
  • Strongknowledge of the statistical language R. Other languages such as SASand/or SQL are a plus.
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, leadership andcommunication skills
  • Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and projects
  • Excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Abilityto establish and maintain effective workingrelationships withcoworkers, managers and clients
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, bioinformatics, statistics, molecular biology, genetics or related field and 5 years relevant experience or Master’s degree in computer science, bioinformatics, statistics, molecular biology, genetics or related field and 3 year relevant experience; or PhD or educational equivalent in computer science, bioinformatics, statistics, genetics/molecular biology, or related field; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Extensiveuse of keyboard requiring repetitive motionof fingers
  • Regularsitting for extended periods of time
  • Occasionaltravel (<5-10% of the time)


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