Senior Scientist – Bioinformatics

at  Abbott Laboratories

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• HM.S. or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum five years of full-time experience in an industrial setting.
• Extensive experience in the design and optimization of nucleic acid amplification assays.
• Hands-on experience in building bioinformatics tools for the selection of primers and probes for nucleic acid amplification assays.
• Use of standard bioinformatics tools and databases (BLAST, GenBank)
• Experience analyzing nucleic acid secondary structures.
• Proficient and hands-on in Python in a Linux environment, including experience in building automated pipelines for data analysis and maintaining bioinformatics pipelines.
• Extensive expertise in statistics, data mining, machine learning, and/or data modeling techniques.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and present data are essential.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team to achieve desired results from general objectives.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of various programming languages (R, Python, Perl, etc.) is a plus.
• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
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  The base pay for this position is $83,600.00 – $167,200.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted

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