Scientist III

Strong scientific understanding and experience in bioinformatics

Experience in pharmaceutical research a plus

Design, implement and/or deploy NGS data analysis workflows for data processing, visualization, integration and mining to support novel therapeutic target identification and disease biomarker discovery

Data Analysis :
Implement methods for omics data analysis, and interpretation of genomic data sets (e.g., bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, ATAC-Seq)

Data Visualization:
Fluency in contemporary data visualization methods like R Shiny , D3

Data Integration:
Analyzing diverse datasets (multi-omics) to find relevant drug discovery targets and downstream effects relevant to immune disease

Data Mining:
Internal, collaborative, and public databases to assist in the characterization of immune disease

Select and benchmark methods and tools, define and perform appropriate QC measures

Apply and develop innovative analysis approaches when standard methods are not adequate

Interpret and present analysis results to coworkers and collaborators

Follow relevant scientific literature to ensure use of optimal methods and understand emerging practices across the field

Demonstrates the ability to interpret the outcome of experiments, propose appropriate follow-up, and may propose new avenues of investigation

Communicates own work effectively orally and in writing; contributes to writing protocols, procedures, and technical reports

Automate processing and results reporting and delivery

Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics

Complies with applicable regulations;
Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies

The successful candidate will have experience with more than one of the following; analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS), functional genomics, statistics for big data analysis, or multi-omics data integration

Good knowledge of existing bioinformatics databases and file formats

In-depth understanding of computational methods for NGS analysis and the usage of public data resources required

Strong hands-on skills in relevant programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Shiny, UNIX/Linux, UNIX bash shell scripting, Nextflow), statistical software, cloud computing, visualization tools, and relevant R/Bioconductor packages

Demonstrated ability to produce well-designed and documented code

Familiarity with computational biology tools and experience working with computational biologists to solve problems

Must enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment

Ability to troubleshoot both individually and as part of a team

Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to communicate in an open, transparent, timely and consistent manner

Master’s degree from an accredited institution with one-plus (1+) years of experience in a related scientific discipline (Computer Science, Genomics, Biostatistics or Bioinformatics preferred) OR Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with seven-plus (7+) years of experience in a STEM discipline.