Scientist, Bioinformatics Job Description
Scientist, bioinformatics
provides support and expertise in the Unix operating system, databases (including Oracle) and programming languages (including Perl, Python, BioPerl, Java, XML, SQL, JavaScript, JavaServer Page, C/C++, servlets and R), object-oriented programming and design, visualization and dissemination of genetic and genomic data.
Scientist, Bioinformatics Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Extensive knowledge of bioinformatics software tools as evidenced by personal publications
Demonstrates expertise in a specific scientific area or technology
Keeps abreast of relevant literature and serves as resource in area of specialized expertise
Complies with all applicable regulations
Contributes to departmental administration
Data analysis – apply best practice statistical/computational methods to analyze large-scale biological data, such as gene expression, copy-number, mutation, methylation, next-generation sequencing, in a fast-paced product development environment
Convey product features through articulate, testable requirements to multiple stakeholders and development team to ensure on-time deliverables
Lead Backlog Grooming meetings of stories developed with the software development team to ensure stories are properly scoped and sized
Maintain the overall Product Backlog, including definition of epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Participate as a full member in the Scrum Team process, attending all Scrum forums (daily standup, sprint planning, sprint review, retrospective)
Scientist, Bioinformatics Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Scientist, Bioinformatics
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Education for Scientist, Bioinformatics
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Employers hiring for the scientist, bioinformatics job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, Biology, Genetics, Statistics, Medical, Molecular Biology, Education, Supervision
Skills for Scientist, Bioinformatics
Desired skills for scientist, bioinformatics include:
Perl
Bioinformatics software
Resources and algorithms
C/C++
Java
Molecular biology
Python
Immunology
Software testing
Cancer biology
Desired experience for scientist, bioinformatics includes:
MS degree in Bioinformatics or a related technical field preferred
Hands on experience with analysis of RNA microarray data, next generation sequencing data (exome sequencing, whole genome sequencing, RNA sequencing), copy number variation data
Demonstrated computer skills including proficiency with a scripting language
Proven ability to draw robust conclusions from complex datasets, and present them in a clear and understandable way
An established record of innovative research achievements in bioinformatics reported in top-tier journals or patent applications
Expert in the acquisition evelopment and application of NGS, omic, and other analysis methods that generate high-dimensional data
Scientist, Bioinformatics Examples
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a scientist, bioinformatics. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for scientist, bioinformatics
- Providing technical feedback to R&D for existing and new product development
- Creation of novel sequence analysis workflows
- Development, analysis and testing of advanced computational methods to enhance FM’s clinical diagnostic platform with an emphasis on rigorously validated results and robust procedures to bring methods to the operational level
- Collaborating with other technical teams in specifying requirements for tools to enhance workflow efficiency and robustness
- Assisting with drafting and completing manuscripts for publication
- Serve as a functional expert to the technical support team, assisting in investigating and troubleshooting key account customer issues, ensuring that data is received and processed in a systematic, replicable, traceable and timely manner, communicating results to the customer
- Ensure that processed data is made available to internal and external customers in a clear, concise and informative format
- Expand existing and developing new in-house bioinformatics capacity, including the creation, maintenance and utilization of data analysis and visualization pipelines
- Expand/manage compute resource requirements
- Analyse genomic data and reports results
Qualifications for scientist, bioinformatics
- Education (PhD) and experience in a quantitatively focused field
- Benchmarking of genomics related software tools
- Develop software tools & reports
- Assemble & deliver detailed written & verbal technical analyses
- Microarray technology, tool usage, and data analysis
- Must have minimum of 5+ years of experience in a similar position including general experience in Life Sciences, Genomics or Pharmaceutical industries and 2+ years of managerial experience overseeing bioinformatics scientists
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Our growing company is looking for a scientist, bioinformatics. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for scientist, bioinformatics
- Leverage existing protein structure data, TCGA data and other public data sets to derive insights to experimentally derived mutation data
- Perform routine analysis for gene level expression, gene level dependence, and gene level mutation data from existing data
- Perform integrated analysis of multiple datasets as mentioned above
- Develop software-based methods and web interfaces for importing existing and new data into developing databases
- Actively contribute to the establishment of the proteomics/metabolomics body of knowledge and technology “toolbox” that is broadly applied to R&D scientific questions
- Build and manage effective relationships to ensure utilization of information resources and services
- Refine and extend the theoretical foundation of FXS
- Develop new FXS theory as part of a ‘hybrid method’
- Analyze experimental FXS and Single particle data
- Develop and improve experimental protocols on the basis of data analyses
Qualifications for scientist, bioinformatics
- PhD in Biological, Statistical, Computational or other Quantitative Science preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in an inter disciplinary environment Ph.D
- Experience in biological pathways, data visualization, network and systems biology (GSEA, GeneGO, CBDD, Cytoscape, Reactome)
- Strong background in gene expression data (microarray, RNA seq) analysis and biological interpretation
- Must be willing to submit to a background investigation, including verification of your past employment, criminal history, and educational backgroun
- A solid understanding of package installation in a Unix/Linux environment and of high performance computing (HPC) considerations when planning/installing a data analysis pipeline is also desirable
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of scientist, bioinformatics. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for scientist, bioinformatics
- Construction and improvement of high-performance image analysis pipelines for new sequencing platforms
- Creation and iterative enhancement of sequence analysis workflows
- Collaborate deeply with other teams to ensure a smooth, end-to-end workflow with external organizations
- Integrate ‘omics, and/or genetics, genomics data sets to support large-scale data mining
- Work with other bioinformaticians and laboratory scientists to determine scientific needs, data processing tool development requirements, and to package and document new methods
- Work with wet lab scientists, medical science leads, statisticians, bioinformaticians, and scientific collaborators to demonstrate clinical utility of oncology products and help validate bioinformatics pipelines on real clinical samples
- Keep detailed documentation of analyses, manage large genomic data sets, and perform meta-analyses on internal studies external data sets
- Present results and progress updates at cross-functional meetings, make presentations to scientific collaborators, and support publications
- Work with bioinformaticians, statisticians and laboratory scientists to determine use-cases, data processing tool development requirements, and to package and document new methods
- Integrate genetics, epigenetics, flow cytometry, and ‘omics data sets to support large-scale data mining
Qualifications for scientist, bioinformatics
- Clinical experience in infectious disease and infection control domain
- Research experience focused on immuno-oncology highly preferred
- Working experience with relational database (MySQL or PostgreSQL) is a plus
- Frontend programing (JavaScript/HTML/CSS) is a plus
- Familiarity with sequence analysis tools
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Life Science related field AND 8 years of relevant work experience with complete software product life cycles, from concept to development, product testing and final release
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of scientist, bioinformatics. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for scientist, bioinformatics
- Define metrics and develop test protocols to verify bioinformatics algorithms
- Analyze results and troubleshoot root cause for various issues/errors
- Document and communicate test results/software issues to interdisciplinary teams
- Coordinate with various stakeholders in system/primary/secondary/tertiary analysis to drive issues to resolution
- Provide technical guidance to multi-discipline teams in the development of novel computational and bioinformatics products, effectively facilitating productive communications between data scientists, computer programmers, and biological scientists
- Provide support in experimental design, analysis, and integration of high-content data generating capabilities (e.g., MPS)
- Create new software tools to enable novel bioinformatics approaches
- Provide requisite oversight to ensure timely and efficient execution of the program
- Ensure effective and frequent communications amongst technical performers, senior project leadership, and line management
- Capture technical progress in technical reports, briefings, marketing collateral, and peer-reviewed articles for presentation to management and customers
Qualifications for scientist, bioinformatics
- Experience building software that can run both locally and on the cloud (AWS EC2 preferred)
- Knowledge of human genotyping imputation and Genome Wide Association Studies
- Expert in usage and handling of public domain data of sequences and variations
- Linux/Unix work environment, Perl
- Knowledge of programming languages C#, VB/VBA, MATLAB, R, Perl, SQL Scripting
- PhD in Bioinformatics, applied Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Statistics
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Our growing company is hiring for a scientist, bioinformatics. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for scientist, bioinformatics
- Developing scientific collaborations and relationships
- Be responsible for pipeline development for large next-generation sequencing data sets
- Implement public and proprietary bioinformatics/genomics tools and algorithms, including resources for model plant or crop informatics
- Curate and manage large datasets to meet end user requirements
- Communicate data analysis and interpret to scientists from diverse backgrounds
- Mentor junior scientists in scientific and technical aspects of data analysis, troubleshooting complex problems and managing expectations
- Define requirements and interpret results for scientists
- Engage with internal and external scientific groups towards analytical workflow development
- Development and utilization of computational tools for clinical data analysis and data mining to identify factors (e.g., genetic markers) that correlate with clinical response to drug candidates
- Work as a member of cross-functional Response Working Group to develop response factor hypotheses and develop analysis plans to test the hypotheses
Qualifications for scientist, bioinformatics
- Experience with performing scientific research
- Ability to show publications in peer-reviewed literature
- MA or MS degree in Bioinformatics or related field preferred
- Excellent work ethic, self-starter, with a high level of accountability, and the ability to work independently, collaboratively within a team
- Broad experience in the field of bioinformatics and experience with NGS data analysis is a strong advantage
- Able to bridge the gap between biology and software development