Job ID: 5879
Job date: 2016-08-26
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Company : St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Country : Role : Postdoc
Job date: 2016-08-26
End Date:
Company : St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Country : Role : Postdoc
Job Description:
Bioinformatics Research Scientist Employer St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Location Memphis, Tennessee Salary Competitive Posted August 26 2016 Discipline Life Sciences, Bioinformatics Send Save Apply Responsibilities: The SJCRH Computational Biology Department is looking for a highly motivated Bioinformatics Research Scientist to work on collaborative research projects with SJCRH investigators and external scientists. The Bioinformatics Research Scientist will have an opportunity to work on large-scale discovery projects using the latest genomic sequencing technology including WGS, WES, WGBS, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and ChIP-seq. The specific areas of application may include cancer genome characterization for primary tumor and preclinical models, familial diseases, mutation discovery in various model organisms, influenza virus genome evolution, bacterial infection, meta-genomics, and gene therapy. Candidates with deep understanding of biological problems, critical thinking, and expertise in genomic/transcriptomic data analysis, especially in noncoding variant analysis, are highly encouraged to apply for this position. Our department has a well-established track record in leading bioinformatics analysis for high-profile collaborative research projects such as the St. Jude/Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project which has resulted in multiple, high impact publications in the journals of New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Methods, JAMA and Cancer Cell. Our Computational Biology Department provides a highly collaborative teamwork environment, access to state-of-art computational infrastructure, well-established analytical pipeline, and deep experience in analyzing, managing, visualizing and delivering high-quality results for highly competitive projects. Minimum Education: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Bioinformatics or related field required. Ph.D. which must include research related to bioinformatics (such as analysis of sequence data, microarrays, SNPs, image data, proteomics data, or biological pathways; development of algorithms, statistical methods, or scientific software). --OR-- If Ph.D. with no bioinformatics research, then two (2) years of pre-or postdoctoral experience in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics research is required. Minimum Experience: Experience with programming languages such as Perl, C, Python or Java required. Preferred skills: Knowledge on statistical analysis package such as R and Matlab is highly desired. Bioinformatics research experience related to murine genomics preferred. Candidates with deep understanding of biological problems, critical thinking, and expertise in genomic/transcriptomic data analysis, especially in noncoding variant analysis, are highly encouraged to apply for this position. EEO: St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer Not ready to apply? Become a St. Jude Career Insider to stay up-to-date on our opportunities. Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Apply More jobs like this Life Sciences jobs in Memphis Bioinformatics jobs in Memphis Send Apply Save
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Bioinformatics Research Scientist Employer St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Location Memphis, Tennessee Salary Competitive Posted August 26 2016 Discipline Life Sciences, Bioinformatics Send Save Apply Responsibilities: The SJCRH Computational Biology Department is looking for a highly motivated Bioinformatics Research Scientist to work on collaborative research projects with SJCRH investigators and external scientists. The Bioinformatics Research Scientist will have an opportunity to work on large-scale discovery projects using the latest genomic sequencing technology including WGS, WES, WGBS, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and ChIP-seq. The specific areas of application may include cancer genome characterization for primary tumor and preclinical models, familial diseases, mutation discovery in various model organisms, influenza virus genome evolution, bacterial infection, meta-genomics, and gene therapy. Candidates with deep understanding of biological problems, critical thinking, and expertise in genomic/transcriptomic data analysis, especially in noncoding variant analysis, are highly encouraged to apply for this position. Our department has a well-established track record in leading bioinformatics analysis for high-profile collaborative research projects such as the St. Jude/Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project which has resulted in multiple, high impact publications in the journals of New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Methods, JAMA and Cancer Cell. Our Computational Biology Department provides a highly collaborative teamwork environment, access to state-of-art computational infrastructure, well-established analytical pipeline, and deep experience in analyzing, managing, visualizing and delivering high-quality results for highly competitive projects. Minimum Education: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Bioinformatics or related field required. Ph.D. which must include research related to bioinformatics (such as analysis of sequence data, microarrays, SNPs, image data, proteomics data, or biological pathways; development of algorithms, statistical methods, or scientific software). --OR-- If Ph.D. with no bioinformatics research, then two (2) years of pre-or postdoctoral experience in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics research is required. Minimum Experience: Experience with programming languages such as Perl, C, Python or Java required. Preferred skills: Knowledge on statistical analysis package such as R and Matlab is highly desired. Bioinformatics research experience related to murine genomics preferred. Candidates with deep understanding of biological problems, critical thinking, and expertise in genomic/transcriptomic data analysis, especially in noncoding variant analysis, are highly encouraged to apply for this position. EEO: St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer Not ready to apply? Become a St. Jude Career Insider to stay up-to-date on our opportunities. Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Apply More jobs like this Life Sciences jobs in Memphis Bioinformatics jobs in Memphis Send Apply Save
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Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Computational Biology
- Genetics
- Microarray
- Programing in C
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in Java
- Programming in PERL
- RNA-seq
- Statistics
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