St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Bioinformatics Research Scientist

Job ID: 5447
Job date: 2016-03-17
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Company : St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 

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Role : Postdoc  | Research Scientist 


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Bioinformatics Research Scientist

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Employer St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Location Memphis, Tennessee Salary Competitive Posted March 17 2016 Closes April 23 2016 Discipline Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Molecular Biology Send Save Apply

Job Description:

We are seeking a Bioinformatics Research Scientist to participate in collaborative projects between the Department of Computational Biology and the laboratory of Dr. Mitchell Weiss in the Department of Hematology. The Weiss Lab focuses on mechanisms of normal and pathological blood formation using various approaches including analysis of primary human cells, patient derived iPS cells and Next Generation sequencing data from disease-associated pedigrees. Our work has been published in high impact journals such as Cell, Molecular Cell, Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Blood. We are particularly interested in combining genome studies with laboratory testing to pinpoint the causes and genetic modifiers of blood diseases including sickle cell anemia and bone marrow failure syndromes. Experience in analyzing Next Generation Sequencing data, interpreting rare variants and examining epigenetic regulation is preferred. (CC) 

Job Qualifications: EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
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).
 
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If Ph.D. with no bioinformatics research, then two (2) years of pre-or postdoctoral experience in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics research is required.
 
Experience with programming languages such as Perl, C, Python or Java required.
 
Experience in analyzing Next Generation Sequencing data, interpreting rare variants and examining epigenetic regulation is preferred.
 
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:
None
 
OTHER CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
None
 
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. St. Jude does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, age, religion, disability, veteran's status or disabled veteran's status with respect to employment opportunities.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment.  St. Jude engages in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities.
 
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