Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics
at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Austin, TX 78744, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 05 Jul, 2024 | Not Specified | 07 Apr, 2024 | 1 year(s) or above | Python,Pharmacogenomics,Matlab,Java,Preparation,Bioinformatics | No | No |
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Description:
REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, or related field of study plus 1 year of experience as a Bioinformatics Scientist or experience in any positions in which the required skills can be gained, or a related occupation. Master’s degree in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, or related field of study plus 4 years of experience as a Bioinformatics Scientist or experience in any positions in which the required skills can be gained, or a related occupation. Required knowledge or experience with:
- Genetics Next-Generation DNA sequencing Algorithms Genomic applications, such as Microbiome analysis, Immune Repertoire, Pharmacogenomics, mapping, or variant calling;
- Developing algorithms for DNA sequencing interpretation;
- Developing production software;
- Preparation of scientific patent applications;
- DNA sequencing technologies, such as Illumina or Ion Torrent;
- Experience building statistical models in complex biological and genomic systems;
- Programming experience on a UNIX platform in relevant languages, such as Python or Java; and
- Experience with Matlab or R
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to solutions driving automated analysis of human genetic variation obtained by high-throughput sequencing.
- Develop algorithms and applications deployed in production software for inferring biological knowledge from millions of short reads.
- Optimize and validate application software.
- Contribute to inventing, speeding up, developing, evaluating, recommending, adapting, improving, optimizing, validating, integrating, documenting and supporting analytical solutions.
- Contribute to development and validation of state of the art targeted sequencing assays for Oncology used in clinical and research settings worldwide.
- Work closely with molecular biologists, product managers, program managers and software engineers to build high quality products.
- Develop production-level software for relevant applications.
- Develop prototypes quickly, integrate these methods into production software, and collaborate with key internal and external groups.
- Keep up to date with the latest developments in algorithms for analysis of next-generation sequencing and applications of sequencing, especially for personalized medicine and human health.
- Give internal and external presentations, and keep abreast of the latest developments in genomics.
REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, or related field of study plus 1 year of experience as a Bioinformatics Scientist or experience in any positions in which the required skills can be gained, or a related occupation. Master’s degree in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, or related field of study plus 4 years of experience as a Bioinformatics Scientist or experience in any positions in which the required skills can be gained, or a related occupation. Required knowledge or experience with:
- Genetics Next-Generation DNA sequencing Algorithms Genomic applications, such as Microbiome analysis, Immune Repertoire, Pharmacogenomics, mapping, or variant calling;
- Developing algorithms for DNA sequencing interpretation;
- Developing production software;
- Preparation of scientific patent applications;
- DNA sequencing technologies, such as Illumina or Ion Torrent;
- Experience building statistical models in complex biological and genomic systems;
- Programming experience on a UNIX platform in relevant languages, such as Python or Java; and
- Experience with Matlab or R.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:1.0Max:4.0 year(s)
Computer Software/Engineering
IT Software - Application Programming / Maintenance
Software Engineering
Graduate
Which the required skills can be gained or a related occupation
Proficient
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Austin, TX 78744, USA