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Bioinformatician III
Job Number: 2021-38453
Category: Information Technology
Location: Worcester, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: UMass Chan Medical School
Department: School - Molecular Cell & Cancer Biology - W495000
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Grade: 74
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date: Sept. 21, 2021

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: 

Under the general direction of a member of the faculty or designee, the Bioinformatician III is responsible for developing novel algorithms and scientific software applications as well as providing bioinformatics data analysis support for research projects.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design and implement reusable bioinformatics analysis pipelines for processing next-generation sequencing, microarray, genomics, proteomics and chemogenomics data
  • Integrate computational methods/pipelines with high performance computing clusters
  • Collaborate closely with PIs and their lab members on research projects including defining the scope of the collaboration, researching on the scientific topics and implementing the appropriate bioinformatics solutions that meet timelines
  • Participates in the oral presentation of all project findings and abstracts including participation in periodic project status meetings and presentation of final project deliverables.
  • Develop rapid prototypes and custom scripts for one-off type of analysis requests
  • Develop novel algorithms and integrated data visualization applications when existing software packages are not available or adequate
  • Properly document the procedures used in computational analysis and provide summary report of results suitable for inclusion in manuscript and grant applications
  • Local establishment and customization of genomic, proteomics databases and provide batch analysis utilities that make use of these resources
  • Develop custom databases and web portals for managing raw and processed experimental data
  • Provide bioinformatics training and workshops for analysis pipelines and in-house developed software applications
  • Coordinate and collaborate with other bioinformaticians, biostatisticians, information technology professionals, and interdepartmental project teams.
  • Perform other duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, a related computational discipline, or equivalent experience
  • 1-3 years of bioinformatics-related research experience
  • Proven research record such as co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications required
  • Strong background in programming. Fluent in one programming language (Java or C/C++) and one scripting language (shell, Perl or Python)
  • Knowledge in biostatistics packages (R or Matlab) and SQL queries are strongly suggested
  • Strong communication skills, both the oral and written necessary to interact with a wide range of individuals.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: 

Under the general direction of a member of the faculty or designee, the Bioinformatician III is responsible for developing novel algorithms and scientific software applications as well as providing bioinformatics data analysis support for research projects.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design and implement reusable bioinformatics analysis pipelines for processing next-generation sequencing, microarray, genomics, proteomics and drug screening data.
  • Integrate computational methods/pipelines with high performance computing clusters.
  • Collaborate closely with PIs and their lab members on research projects including defining the scope of the collaboration, researching on the scientific topics and implementing the appropriate bioinformatics solutions that meet timelines.
  • Participates in the oral presentation of all project findings and abstracts including participation in periodic project status meetings and presentation of final project deliverables.
  • Develop rapid prototypes and custom scripts for one-off type of analysis requests.
  • Develop novel algorithms and integrated data analysis and visualization applications when existing software packages are not available or adequate.
  • Properly document the procedures used in computational analysis and provide summary report of results suitable for inclusion in manuscript and grant applications.
  • Local establishment and customization of genomic, proteomics databases and provide batch analysis utilities that make use of these resources.
  • Independently develop, implement and maintain computational methods for meta-analysis of data generated in the lab as well as publicly available data.
  • Independently execute a scientific computational project (e.g. a project that can result in a first author publication)
  • Develop custom databases and web portals for managing raw and processed experimental data.
  • Provide bioinformatics training and workshops for analysis pipelines and in-house developed software applications.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with other bioinformaticians, biostatisticians, information technology professionals, and interdepartmental project teams.
  • Perform other duties as required.

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, a related computational discipline, or equivalent experience
  • 1-3 years of bioinformatics-related research experience
  • Proven research record such as co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications
  • Strong background in statistical methodology, software languages and computer systems (R, python, C/C++, shell, etc.)
  • Strong communication skills, both the oral and written necessary to interact with a wide range of individuals
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Experience with next generation sequencing data analysis in high performance computing environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience with machine learning methodologies and natural language processing.
  • Experience in developing R packages and database web applications.
  • PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or related computational discipline
  • First-authorship on peer-reviewed publications in Bioinformatics, statistics, or related computational discipline.

 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Under the general direction of a member of the faculty or designee ________________________________________________________________________

 

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None

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ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Usual office environment

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