Please apply: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/ShowJob/Id/537/Bioinformatics-Scientist,-Genotyping/

Thermo Fisher seeks a talented bioinformatics scientist to join a multidisciplinary team focused on the development and use of genotyping platforms for research, biobank applications, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and agri-genomics. The successful candidate will contribute to all aspects of the technology, including data mining, oligonucleotide probe design, algorithm development, and data analysis.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Data mining in Affymetrix proprietary database and public database
• Genotyping microarray design in collaboration with customers and researchers
• Analysis of large datasets, including internal data and customers’ experimental results
• Development of algorithms for genotyping, improvement of current and development of new QC metrics, assessing and improving probe performance through novel probe design
• Interacts with scientists across the organization
• Presents results both internally as well at scientific meetings and conferences
• Participates in process and operation improvement opportunities
• Responds to internal and external inquiries
• Complies with company quality management systems, policies and procedures
• Provides mentorship, if applicable
• Additional duties/responsibilities according to business needs

Position Requirements:

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Statistical Genetics, or Genome Science with experience in genotyping and/or genetics or equivalent experience
• 3+ years working experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong initiative and demonstrated ability to take ownership of challenging problems.
• Proficiency in R, SQL, and a scripting language such as Python or Perl
• Proficiency with statistical tests, linear models, ANOVA, etc
• Knowledge of human genotyping imputation considered a strong plus
• Experience working with scientist customers or collaborators is a strong plus.
• Experience in analysis of microarray data considered a strong plus.

Level of Autonomy and Complexity:

• Experienced professional with full comprehension of established principles, theories, concepts to resolve an extensive range of issues
• Demonstrates good judgment in applying appropriate action resolve issues of diverse scope requiring analysis and evaluation of factors
• Contributes to establishment of organization's objectives; error in judgment or failure to achieve objectives will have crucial impact and will require extensive addition of resources to correct errors and achieve goals
• Receives little instruction and creates own methods for resolution of everyday tasks; receives general directions for new projects; work is assessed for achievement of goals

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