HMS - Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Park lab

HMS - Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Park lab)

Title HMS - Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Park lab)

School

School Harvard Medical School

Department/Area

Department/Area Biomedical Informatics

Position Description

The Park Lab is hiring an Associate in Biomedical Informatics with experience in Computational Biology. This position is for a recent college graduate who would like to gain research experience before going to graduate or medical school. This role involves a research project with a focus on computational genomics, and they will work on methods development for somatic mutation analysis using genome sequencing data.

This role involves research, development, and analysis of data from our experimental collaborators and development and application of bioinformatics software to genomic datasets. This includes processing data from a consortium project and ensuring that the data are of high quality, and running algorithms to identify genomic alterations. The goal of this research is to result in a published manuscript.

Basic Qualifications

BS in computational biology, computer science, or related field.

Additional Qualifications

• Interested in molecular biology and genetics
• Proficiency in Python and software development.

If visa sponsorship is needed, Harvard retains the discretion to determine which visa status is appropriate and whether a visa sponsorship application will ultimately be submitted, including payment of any applicable fees.

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Salary Range

$55,000-$65,000

Minimum Number of References Required

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