Responsibilities
The successful candidate for the position of Bioinformatics Analyst will join an interdisciplinary team of computational biologists, bioinformatics scientists, laboratory scientists and management executives who are working together to develop new methodologies to rapidly and accurately identify new genotypic and phenotypic factors that may lead to disease, and to provide best-in-class tech-enabled services for pharmaceutical and other healthcare & life sciences customers so that those customers may develop better options for disease diagnosis and/or treatment.
The Bioinformatics Analyst will assist on the development and use of computational tools to perform data analysis for Systems Imagination's (SII) customer projects. Projects will include computational and statistical analyses of sequencing studies as well as participating in collaborative discussions with team members in the development of presentations for existing and new customers for SII. The successful individual will be responsible for organizing, manipulating, and integrating various datasets, and assisting in preparation of formal documentation and presentations for customers. Statistical analysis, data integration and pathway network analysis are preferred skills.
Requirements
- Masters in the Life Sciences, computer science, mathematics, statistics, bioinformatics, or other quantitative discipline preferred
- 2+ years experience with computational analysis of biological datasets, and curation of summarized scientific publications
- Relevant experience or formal training in computational biology, machine learning, and statistics is a plus Knowledge of several programing languages including: Perl, Python, Java, Matlab, R, C, C++, Unix is preferred
- Familiarity with next-generation sequence data analysis tools Good understanding and practical experience in data management tools and applications
- Demonstrated capability as highly organized, a creative problem-solver, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work independently as well as within cross-functional teams
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing and high-demand environment Exceptional communication skills (oral and written)
Job Type: Full-time
Please send a cover letter and resume to margaret@siiventures.com www.systemsimagination.com/v2
