Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics

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Job date: 2017-05-17
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Company : Pharmacyclics 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
General Position Summary/Purpose:

-Develop, maintain, and refine bioinformatics workflows and analytical tools for preclinical and clinical biomarker data analysis.

-Practical knowledge of bioinformatics tools and resources, experience with next generation sequencing (NGS) data, various high-throughput omics analysis pipeline development, and strong background in genomics and molecular biology.

-As a member of our bioinformatics group working with other research scientists and clinicians in a highly collaborative and dynamic environment to support biomarker investigations and translational medicine.

Key Accountabilities/Core Job Responsibilities:

-Working with standard bioinformatics tools, visualization packages, and omics databases/annotations resources.

-Automating, refining and implementing the processing and analysis of large data sets (especially for high dimensional integrative omics analyses).

-Developing and using bioinformatics pipelines to prepare and analyze data.

-Designing, developing, and maintaining databases for scientific and commercial applications.

-Analyzing and working with NGS data, ideally whole genome and exome sequence data.

-Interpreting and translating data to biological knowledge

-Presentation in internal group meetings or external scientific meetings.

Qualifications/Experience:

-Demonstrated fluency in UNIX/Linux computing environment (10+ years)

-Proficiency in C/C++, R programming, and a scripting language (10+ years) such as Perl or Python (Java programming is a plus).

-Familiarity with SAS, JMP or JMP Genomics, OmicSoft ArraySuite are a plus.

-Good working knowledge of current best practices in genetic variant discovery and validation methods.

-Strong organizational, written, and communication skills.

-Good analytical and problem solving abilities.

-A proven publication record.

-Experience in human genetics and cancer biology is highly preferred.

-Enjoys working in a fast paced and highly collaborative dynamic environment with a diverse team to tackle complex problems.

-Eager to learn and think outside the box.

-Is disciplined and driven to deliver ongoing research results.

-Has a positive attitude with a willingness to roll up their sleeves and do what it takes to get the job done.

-Is highly organized and detail oriented.

-Is a strong written and verbal communicator.

-Has a hard work ethic with emphasis on execution.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

Knowledge and skills and experiences in bioinformatics support for translational research/medicine and biomarker data packages

Education Requirements (degree, certifications, etc.): Include must have and preferred

PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistical Genetics/Genomics, Computer Science, Statistics/Biostatistics with strong molecular biology background, or related field with additional postdoctoral or industry experience preferred.


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Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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