BIOINFORMATICS ANALYST FOR LIFE SCIENCE PROJECTS
JOB DETAILS: FULL-TIME
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Extensive knowledge of the use of bioinformatics computations in high performance computing environments, including open source bioinformatics software and pipelines to support diverse bioinformatics analyses such as bulk RNA-seq (Transcriptomics), WGS, WES, Metagenomics, ChIP-seq.
· Independently analyze data from high-throughput, sequencing projects.
· Assists in the development of bioinformatics workflows to automate frequently used analytical procedures.
· Provide summary reports of workflow outputs.
· Perform robust data quality control and validation.
· Manage data sets on genome browsers and Adapt genomic data analysis pipelines in a rapidly evolving research environment.
· Organize and summarize acquired data, using scientific and statistical techniques.
SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
· Build and maintain NGS pipelines in the cloud using state-of-the-art software and systems.
· Extensive knowledge of technologies used in support of biomedical research, such as programming languages R and Python [preferred], databases (SQL), version control (Git), scientific workflow tools and high performance computing clusters [Cloud computing tools would be a bonus].
· Experience in Unix/Linux systems including HPC environments.
· Ability to work independently and as a team member.
· Ability to analyze and interpret data sets.
· Good communication and management skills.
EDUCATION:
· MSc (preferred) or Bachelor's degree (Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Biology, Biomedical Engineering) required.